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Congressman Tim Ryan Commencement Speaker

Commencement happens Saturday, May 13 at Packard Music Hall (Warren, OH) Kent State University at Trumbull proudly announces Congressman Tim Ryan as its 2017 Spring Commencement speaker. Close to 100 of the more than 200 students graduating this spring will participate in the ceremony, which will be held Saturday, May 13 at 6:00 p.m. in Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. in Warren. Tim Ryan is a relentless advocate for working families in Ohio's 13th District. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 and was sworn in on January 3, 2003. Successfully reelected...

This weekend the Wick Poetry Center will travel to Washington D.C. to participate in the March for Science. Partnering with poet and environmental spokesperson Jane Hirshfield, the Wick Poetry Center will host a series of workshops at the Teach-In on the National Mall and install an exhibit of twenty-three seven-foot banners of poems about science curated by Jane Hirshfield.  鈥 鈥‵or a full schedule of workshop offerings visit science.travelingstanzas.com/events  Ways to Get Involved If you can鈥檛 make it to Washington D.C., you can still participate in the #PoetsforScience e...

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Republican National Convention Day 4 / Photo by Clint Datchuk, '17

Kent State University earned 14 Mark of Excellence awards at the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 4 spring conference, including first place regional honors for The Burr (best student magazine) and KentWired (best affiliated website). SPJ鈥檚 Region 4 comprises colleges and universities in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. SPJ awarded a winner and two finalists in 36 categories. (Some categories awarded winners and finalists separately for small and large institutions. JMC students placed in the large institution category.) First-place win...

Kent State University is honored to welcome Academy Award-winning actress and author Octavia Spencer as the keynote speaker for the first university-wide Commencement ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium.

Kent State University is honored to welcome Academy Award-winning actress and author Octavia Spencer as the keynote speaker for the first university-wide Commencement ceremony on May 13. Best known for critically acclaimed starring roles in films such as 鈥淭he Help,鈥 鈥淗idden Figures鈥 and 鈥淭he Shack,鈥 Ms. Spencer is also the co-author of two children鈥檚 books. Her acting roles highlight stories of perseverance and tenacity that motivate and inspire audiences of all ages. Ms. Spencer鈥檚 mother, Dellsena, worked as a maid, and Ms. Spencer, the sixth of seven children, earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree f...

Kent State University was one of 51 schools to compete nationally in Game Day Challenge, the fourth-annual event hosted by the College and University Recycling Coalition, RecycleMania, Keep America Beautiful and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 WasteWise. The Game Day Challenge is a national waste minimization and recycling competition held during football games to increase awareness of recycling at universities across the country. Kent State placed second in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) schools in pounds recycled per person category. During Kent State鈥檚 Game Day Challe...

April 15:  David Hassler is the director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State and part of a team of scholars and researchers who compose the Brain Health Institute. He discusses how poetry can be used to enhance wellness.  Full Interview Poetry Reading: Thank You Tree Poetry Reading: My Soul David Hassler Interview: Bonus Track    Brandon Johnson introducing "My Soul"  Fatou M鈥檅aye introducing 鈥淭hank You, Tree鈥  Traveling Stanzas   Wick Poetry Center ...

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