On Friday, April 12, the 妻友社区 Library鈥檚 Garden room was filled with students, makers, crafters, gamers, and admirers from across the region. For the sixth year, the Mini-Maker Faire at Kent State brought robots, gardeners, gaming enthusiasts, and more to showcase their projects and teach the public about their areas of interest. The interactive environment engaged kids from elementary to high school and people of ages, with plenty of hands-on activities for the 300-plus attendees. People were running robots, watching 3D printers, designing clothing, planting mini-gardens, a...
College of Communication & Information
Two teams from 妻友社区 placed among the top tier in the country, earning honorable mentions in the Public Relations Student Society of America鈥檚 (PRSSA) 2019 national case study competition. Students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) received recognition for the 2019 Bateman competition. Bateman is PRSSA鈥檚 annual case study competition. This year, teams were charged with creating a campaign that focused on diversity and inclusion in the communication profession. The Bateman competition received casebooks from 66 teams from across the country; 18, in...
A new and exciting experience was provided to the Kent State Regional Academic Center鈥檚 first year ADN (Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Degree) students. On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, the nursing students experienced a live surgical broadcast from University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center with Dr. A. Goel, MD, general surgeon, and his surgery team. Dr. Goel lead the interactive learning experience, which included observation of an endoscopic procedure, along with a virtual curriculum provided by the perioperative team of nurses and the nurse anesthetist. These types of learning opp...
In order to demonstrate their aviation prowess, 妻友社区鈥檚 (KSU) Precision Flight Team will compete in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) 2019 SAFECON Competition May 13-May 18. This year鈥檚 event takes place at the KJVL 鈥 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville, WI. Four Kent State airplanes, two 172 and two 152 Cessna Aircraft will be used in the competition, which will be the final collegiate competition for five graduating College of Aeronautics and Engineering flight technology seniors. 鈥淚t is really exciting to see the amount of time and ef...
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Operational policy regarding key and electronic access control
- Purpose statement. This policy provides for the issuance and accountability of all keys and access cards, which control access to university-owned, operated, or leased properties (collectively 鈥渦niversity property鈥). University facilities management (UFM), through its lock shop, is responsible for the administration of this policy and for providing keys and building access cards to university faculty, staff and students for all university property.
Policy Effective Date:
Jul 19, 2025
Campus Community, We were contacted by the Ashtabula City Police Department shortly after 8 a.m. about reports of gunfire that occurred in the area of Westshore Drive, east of campus. Police requested area schools be place into secure mode, and we immediately placed the campus on lockdown via the campus emergency messaging system and Flash ALERTS notifications. Ashtabula police apprehended the suspect in Ashtabula Harbor without incident. At no time was the campus under direct threat and the lockdown was implemented as an abundance of precaution. The campus was on lockd...