Earlier this month, the 5X Twinsburg Academic Center (TAC) held a public open house to invite alumni, donors, faculty, staff, students, business leaders and members of the community to share in the celebration recognizing 10 years of serving the region at that location. The TAC’s opening in 2012 enhanced Kent State’s 32-year history of serving the Twinsburg area. It was an important event in the university’s enduring commitment to making higher education accessible, affordable and relevant to local communities and the people who work in them. 10,000+ students ...
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Fall Semester 2022 is well underway! We know you are busy, however, we have a lengthier email than normal. Please take time to scan this list of announcements because several of them do require action on your part.Drupal 9 Is Almost Here: Training Starts Oct. 11. Sign Up Today! Drupal 9 is coming to your website on Oct. 30! Please make plans to attend a training on the new web editing interface and/or watch a recording of one of our training sessions. What You Need to KnowThe editing experience will be different. UCM web team has added extra training dates between...
The United Nations describes International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideas of peace through observing 24 hours of nonviolence and cease-fire. For over 40 years on Sept. 21, the U.N. has established themes for nations to follow in order to cultivate a culture of peace. The 2022 theme for the International Day of Peace was “End racism. Build peace.” To celebrate the day, the Read Center of International and Intercultural Education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services hosted several events. The first, in collaboration with the School of ...
A variety of food trucks gather in front of the University Library on Wednesdays to supply students, faculty and staff passing by with a quick bite to eat. And the Kent State community is taking advantage of it. The Community Food Truck Series happens on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Risman Plaza, located in front of the Kent Student Center, through Oct. 12. The series offers a variety of trucks from local Kent businesses like Erie Street Kitchen, Southern Comfort Kitchen, Brooks Homestyle BBQ and many more. Fork in The Road, Kent State Culinary Services’ own food truck, ...
This large and ancient, cutleaf beech tree, Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia,' growing near the old carriage house by the 5X Women's Center, is older than Kent State. The tree has been dated to be at least 200 years old by a certified Ohio arborist, who is part of the Kent State Tree Advisory Board. The date coincides with the establishment of the original homestead on the property where the Williamson House now stands. In 2019, when construction of a three-tier parking deck was proposed for this site as part of the 10...