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The U.S. The Department of Education describes Constitution Day as an American federal observance that commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. For over 200 years, the constitution has been the law of our land.In celebration of the day, New York attorney and 91�㽶��Ƶ University alumnus Lloyd De Vos presented “Equal Justice - Under Law - For All,” focusing on the U.S. Constitution’s impact on our government. Additionally, De Vos discussed his personal experience arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.   “Overall, the rule of law r...

Congratulations to EHHS Access, Engagement and Community Outreach Director Daniel Diaz Nilsson, who was selected as one of the 100+ Latinos Cleveland Must Know!The "100+ Latinos Cleveland Must Know" is an initiative created in 2020 to elevate the profile of the Hispanic/Latino/Latinx professional community of Greater Cleveland, by creating a platform for greater visibility, and professional and leadership development opportunities for people who self-identify as Hispanic, Latino or Latinx. This platform shines a positive light on Latino professionals and the surrounding community in Great...

Members of the 91�㽶��Ƶ University community can take great pride in their university’s hometown.  The city of Kent has been selected by Ohio Magazine as a 2022-2023 Best Hometown. The Best Hometown honor recognizes Kent as a great place to live, work and visit. The magazine’s editors chose Kent for its vibrant downtown, strong campus-community connection and focus on supporting residents and students alike. “We know that when students are considering where to go for college, they look at the campus environment and its location,” said Todd Diacon, president of 91�㽶��Ƶ and a ...

“Dear Vaccine,” the interactive Global Vaccine Poem launched by 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s Wick Poetry Center and the University of Arizona’s Poetry Center to promote the COVID-19 vaccine through art, will soon become a staged theatrical production.  The performance, titled “What We Learned While Alone: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic,’’ will have its opening night at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24, in the 700-seat auditorium of the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C.  How the poetry project, which then became a book, headed to the stage is a series of serendipitous ...

Thousands of students and their families joined faculty, staff, alumni and others Sept. 16-18 in a weekend that had it all. Perfect temperatures and high energy greeted those who spent time enjoying the food trucks, giveaways and music on the Student Green and Risman Plaza for Black Squirrel Festival. The annual fall tradition invites student groups to interact with the student body in hopes of creating new activities for students to start the fall semester. Parents weekend invited visitors to many campus locations, including the May 4 Visitors Center, 91�㽶��Ƶ University Museum ...

The School of Theatre and Dance begins its 2022-2023 season with the production of "Corktown, or Through the Valley of Dry Bones," by Jeff Augustin running October 6-12, 2022 in Wright-Curtis Theatre.  Directed by associate professor Courtney Brown, "Corktown, or Through the Valley of Dry Bones" tells the story of Jackee, a fabulous fourteen-year-old-boy, as he takes us on a tour of one of Detroit's oldest neighborhoods between 2007 and 2034. From the neighborhood's urban blight to the gentrified renaissance, Jeff Augustin chronicles the life cycle of a city, affect...

Freshman speech pathology and audiology major Jayla Hartmann Starks, of Cincinnati, tackled the climbing wall at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Monday evening. She only started climbing three weeks ago, but she's now certified. "I feel so much stronger. My mindset is so much better. I feel encouraged," Hartmann Starks said. Monday and Tuesday evenings from 5:30-8 p.m, through Dec. 13, the center offers a free Introduction to Climbing clinic. For more information, visit www.kent.edu/recwell/outdoor-skills-clinics.   ...

The School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, recently partnered with the Ohio Restaurant Association Education Foundation to host dozens of educators at the annual Ohio ProStart® Teacher Institute at the Design Innovation Hub Auditorium on the Kent Campus. Ohio ProStart is a national, two-year training program that brings together high school students interested in careers in Ohio’s hospitality industry, as well as educators who implement the ProStart® program across the state. “Teacher Institute allows educators to conn...

91�㽶��Ƶ’s Student Multicultural Center (SMC) will be renamed the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center in honor of a beloved longtime member of the university community whose legacy left an enormous imprint on the university.  Moore, ’73, MA ’77, MFA ’83, Associate Dean Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pan-African Studies, passed away unexpectedly in 2021.  The center is being renamed in recognition of a $50,000 gift from D’Andra Mull, Ph.D., a former student who graduated from 91�㽶��Ƶ in 2002.  A...