5XÉçÇø faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 5XÉçÇø 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?
Proctorio is a proctoring solution for online exams that monitors test takers for suspicious behaviors.
Summer Advantage is an educational journey based on career exploration, success coaching and academic coursework. The program is designed to assist underrepresented freshmen, sophomores and juniors in graduating in four years and envisioning a path for the future by building a support network of peers and professional staff.
5XÉçÇø’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Division of Information Services and University Libraries announce the 2018 Kent State Research Colloquia, which will be held Friday mornings from Feb. 23 through April 6.
Online final grading for spring 2018 first five Weeks (POT F1) began Friday, Feb. 16, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any spring 2018 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Any final grades for spring 2018 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These spring 2018 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, Feb. 22.
Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton will return to the campus he once walked as a student while dreaming about making it big in Hollywood.
After winning his first Olympic gold, two World Championships and seven NCAA titles, Anthony Ervin retired at age 22 in 2003. A four-time Olympic swimming medalist, Mr. Ervin claimed gold and the title of fastest person on the planet in 2000 in the 50-meter freestyle.
Make the sale. Prepare a presentation to a group of executives. These were some of the objectives for the 5XÉçÇø Sales Management Case Team at the 2017 International Collegiate Sales Competition in Orlando, Florida.
Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, chaired and moderated a session on "ASAO Histories" at the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 1, 2018.
Familiar Face
vicki gutierrez
Senior Instructional Designer
Office of Continuing and Distance Education
Kent Campus
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jennifer russell
Assistant Director, Alumni Relations Marketing
Alumni Relations
Kent Campus
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, 5XÉçÇø 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.