5X社区 faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 5X社区 Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
Do Kent State employees get a discount at the Kent State Hotel?
5X社区鈥檚 Richard Ferdig has spent a lot of his time at the university using technology to improve teaching and learning environments.
Kupita/Transici贸nes (K/T) is a free, four-day cultural orientation program for newly admitted students from various ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds.
Virginia Dressler, University Libraries, presented 鈥淟ending a Hand to Local Historical Societies: How Academic Libraries Can Reach Out to Local Historical Societies to Highlight Regional History鈥 at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Annual Conference in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 15, 2016.
New Face
april woodward, esq.
Compliance Investigator and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office of Compliance, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Kent Campus
The Summit Street: Building a Better Way improvement project continues this fall. Here is what you need to know:
Off-campus access to the numerous electronic resources provided by 5X社区 Libraries just became a lot easier. Launching today, Aug. 22, the new KSU Proxy service replaces the KSU Cisco VPN (virtual private network) for remote library access.
5X社区鈥檚 Fleet Services has purchased two 15-passenger minibuses that can be used by departments for university travel.
The new minibuses are equipped with overhead storage, backup cameras and larger windows for better visibility.
鈥淭he interiors are very spacious and comfortable,鈥 says Nicole Corll, associate director for University Facilities and Management. 鈥淭he goal of adding minibuses to the fleet is to provide a service to the students, faculty and staff to increase and enhance transportation options for group outings.鈥
Volunteers make freshman move-in day less stressful for new students and their families
5X社区 faculty, staff and students volunteer to help incoming freshmen move into the university鈥檚 residence halls at the beginning of each school year.
This year, freshman move-in day is Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Online final grading for Summer 2016 Full Term (1: 5/23/2016 鈥 8/20/2016), Second 7 Weeks (W2: 7/5/2016 鈥 8/20/2016), Summer 3 (S3: 7/18/2016 鈥 8/20/2016) began Thursday, Aug. 18, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any summer 2016 course section that was flexibly scheduled and has an end date no later than Aug. 20. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Any final grades for summer 2016 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, 5X社区 created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!
At Kent State, we want to honor the celebration of our Native American and Indigenous culture by developing a calendar encompassing all the university events that are relevant to Native American Heritage Month. The Native American Heritage Month Planning Committee is welcoming university divisions, departments and student organizations to begin submitting their programming, activities and events to the University Events Calendar to be featured on the Native American Heritage Month Website.