Main Street Kent is accepting design proposals for a refresh of the three-dimensional “KENT” sign located in downtown Kent on N. Water Street, near the Fairchild Avenue bridge. The sign was first installed in October 2021 with the idea that it could showcase the work of a variety of artists by receiving a “new look” every year or two.Design proposals will be accepted through Feb. 28 at this link. All applicants will be notified by March 18 if their design was chosen or not, and the new artwork will be installed later in the spring. The artist submitting the chosen design ...
Classroom Disruption
Class order and discipline is the responsibility of the instructor insofar as possible. Classroom disruption is the excessive and unreasonable interference with classroom instruction. Under no circumstance is a member of the faculty expected to take physical action to control a disturbance. Faculty should also make every effort to discourage students from taking physical action against disrupters. If a disruptive student is encountered, the instructor should:
Campus Evacuation - Ashtabula
Campus Evacuation - Ashtabula
An emergency requiring the evacuation of campus is likely to be part of a larger evacuation. It is important to follow evacuation instructions.
Evacuating in a Vehicle:
The primary egress routes for those leaving the campus in a vehicle are:
College of Communication & Information
When Ryan Dezember walked into the Kent Stater newsroom as a freshman in 1999, he had a dream that probably sounded like wishful thinking. He was seeking a long career where the only thing he ever did for money was write.A quarter century later, he's living it.Dezember is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, one of the most widely read financial news organizations in the world, where he has covered everything from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to commodity markets. He's also the author of Underwater, a book that chronicles the 2008 housing crisis through the stories of ordinary homeo...
Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Lily Stenroos, a member of the Honors College pursuing an environmental studies degree with minors in sustainability, environmental justice and political science, from Mayfield Village, Ohio. Stenroos chose her academic path out of a deep fascination with relationships between the natural world and humans. Through undergraduate research and campus involvement, Stenroos has made the most of her time at 5X. “I want to explore how environmental systems...