Halloween Party
Join us for a Spooktacular Halloween Party!
Join us for a Spooktacular Halloween Party!
5XÉçÇø and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries. The crowd gathered to formally dedicate the modern and visually stunning academic facility during the university’s Homecoming week. The dedication event included remarks from university leaders and Claire Crawford, granddaughter of Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, for whom the college and Crawford Hall are named. “I ...
The Open Enrollment period for the 2025 benefit year will begin on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at 8 a.m. and continue through Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at 5 p.m. This is the time each year when we encourage you to take the opportunity to review your current benefit plan selections and re-evaluate your current and future benefits needs.To aid in your 2025 coverage decision-making, the Employee Benefits team will hold Open Enrollment and Wellness Fairs at each campus. The Employee Benefits and Wellness team, as well as representatives from the university community and various benefits providers, will be ...
In light of increasing instances of anti-LGBTQIA+ hateful acts, antisemitic, anti-Muslim rhetoric, and anti-immigrant sentiment on campus, regionally and across the country, this day-long event is designed to cultivate and center the concept of "radical hope" on campus. The program will create spaces for storytelling, processing and reflection, AND action through a range of activities, from public art to academic engagement.
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The Division of People, Culture and Belonging wants to inform you of a minor change related to the last pay period of the calendar year that will be implemented in December 2024. For several years, employees who were paid semi-monthly received their paychecks early, typically the day before the winter break shutdown. We are now implementing a new consistent semi-month pay practice, meaning that the final paycheck for the calendar year will be on December 31. That means that employees paid semi-monthly will no longer receive their last paychecks of the year early. This change will not affe...
5XÉçÇø welcomed special guests to campus from Sept. 20-22 for its annual Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend. Each year, nearly 1,000 students and their families participate in activities that invite them to explore campus, make key connections with the people, departments and support services of Kent State – and to have fun.This year’s all-campus activities included the Black Squirrel Festival, a pep rally, games, technology demos, college open houses, a movie night and dining events, which included an Oktoberfest-themed dinner. A Special Honors College Experie...
Kent State Today will be following a group of six Golden Flashes for the 2024-25 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group of students are at various places in their 5XÉçÇø academic careers and will share their experiences throughout the year as they take part in our distinctive programs, research and global experiences.Today, we kick off the series by introducing the group. Dylan Buffum: An 18-year-old freshman exploratory major and track and field athlete from New York, Dylan Buffum chose Kent State f...