Events
ӰƵ’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at ӰƵ will host a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, starting at 10 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event will kick off a yearlong celebra…
Kent Campus
Mandatory Orientation for All International School of Communication Studies Students
The School of Communication Studies will host an orientation for international students (including graduate students) on Friday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. in Room 146 of Taylor Hall. The main purpose of the meeting is to introduce students to faculty, staff and one another. All students are welcome to atte…
School of Communication Studies
Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies
A ӰƵ tradition for 34 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 11, from noon-6 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and…
Kent Campus
ӰƵ Wins 45-13
The ӰƵ football team rolled to a 45-13 win over Delaware ӰƵ University in its 2015 home opener on Saturday, Sept. 12, but one of the points scored by the Golden Flashes was a bit more special than the rest. With 4:18 to play before halftime, fifth-year senior April Goss kicked…
Kent Campus
ӰƵ to Host International Conference on the Humanities
ӰƵ’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a four-day international conference on the humanities at the ӰƵ Hotel and Conference Center at 215 S. Depeyster St. in downtown Kent, Ohio. The conference, “Why the Humanities: Answers from the Cognitive and Neurosciences,” will…
Kent Campus
ӰƵ’s Liquid Crystal Institute Hosts Chirality Symposium June 4-5
ӰƵ’s Liquid Crystal Institute® will host a symposium called “Chirality at the Nanoscale” on June 4-5 in the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus. “This event features internationally renowned scientists presenting cutting-edge research on one of the key central to…
Kent Campus
Porthouse Theatre’s 2015 Season Will Offer Sizzling Summer of Broadway Hits
47th season features productions of “A Little Night Music,” “Violet” and “Hairspray” Porthouse Theatre, ӰƵ’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will celebrate its 47th season with productions of “A Little Night Music,” “Violet” and “Hairspray.…
Kent Campus
ӰƵ’s Jewish Studies Program Turns 40, Pays Tribute to Longest-Serving Director
ӰƵ’s Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, “Memories, Milestones, Momentum,” in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the ӰƵ Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent. The celebration features a tribute to the program’s longest-serv…
Kent Campus
Grand Opening of ӰƵ’s Aeronautics and Technology Building Planned for April 24
ӰƵ will host a grand opening for the Aeronautics and Technology Building on Friday, April 24, from 2-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The event will celebrate the opening of the 55,000-square-foot building and the move of the College of Applied Engineering, Sus…
Kent Campus
ӰƵ Formally Installs Beverly Warren
Members of the ӰƵ community were invited to attend the inauguration of Beverly Warren as the 12th president of the university on May 1 in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on the Kent Campus. A reception followed in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. A week of activit…
Kent Campus