Kent State Tuscarawas sophomore and Golden Eagles wrestler, Zion Clark, is featured in an award-winning short documentary that will air on Netflix on August 10. The 20-year-old from Massillon was born without legs from a condition known as caudal regression syndrome and grew up in foster homes until he was adopted in his teens. He was first introduced to wrestling while in the second grade and has become a wrestling phenomenon who overcomes obstacles and accepts challenges, both on and off the mat. 鈥淲restling opened a door for me when I was seven years old,鈥 Clark said. 鈥淚 thought it was th...
Kent State University is honoring our nation鈥檚 service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5. For the fourth consecutive year, Kent State is presenting Birdies for the Brave庐 Patriots鈥 Outpost, located adjacent to the 14th green at Firestone Country Club. The Outpost will be open from Aug. 2-5 from 10 a.m. until the end of play each day. Military outreach activities will culminate with a milit...
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 13 Kent State faculty members with the 2018 President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition in the faculty member鈥檚 discipline. 鈥淎t its core, higher education is abou...
Does your office have outdated T-shirts taking up space in your storage closet? Let us turn them into reusable grocery bags for food pantries. Do you have a collection of plastic grocery bags at home (from when you forget to take your reusable bags to the store)? Let us turn them into lightweight, waterproof sleeping mats for people experiencing homelessness. Support incoming first-year students as they connect to their new community through service. The last day to donate is Friday, Aug. 17. Collection boxes are available at the Center for Undergraduate Excellen...
The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is excited to share new staff changes for academic year 2018-2019! Natasha Curtis has been promoted to Associate Director for the DEI Education & Training Lab. If you have any training requests, please route them to Natasha@ ncurtis1@kent.edu . Additionally, Michael Daniels and Katie Mattise both received promotions to Assistant Director for the Student Multicultural Center and LGBTQ Student Center respectively; they will also assume some training responsibilities alongside Natasha Curtis. Congra...
The Kent State University Museum announces the appointment of Sarah J. Rogers as its new director. Ms. Rogers has been active in the arts and nonprofit arena for more than 25 years in a variety of roles, which include curating, museum management, fundraising, communications and marketing, donor relations and community engagement. Ms. Rogers comes to Kent State University from the Columbus Museum of Art where she has served as executive deputy director since 2012. While her main charge was to oversee the museum鈥檚 communications and development departments and the management of the Museum Sto...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Friday, July 27, to consider the report of a fact-finder appointed by the State Employment Relations Board (SERB) to make recommendations regarding all unresolved issues between the university and the Kent State University Employees Local 153, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), in their negotiations to reach a collective-bargaining agreement. In accordance with state law, the union membership and the Board of Trustees each have seven days from the report issuance date to act on the repor...