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If you’re one of the 5,000+ students who has worked one (or more) of the 8,000 positions on campus, you are probably already familiar with Handshake.  But what you may not know is how the platform is much more than just a site to find employment on campus. Handshake is an avenue to connect with others, much like other popular social media sites. This platform in particular is just focused around employment and geared toward college students.   You may be looking to expand your networking contacts. Find and reach out to other Handshake users. Perhaps you’re looking for internsh...

Liz Maugans (BFA '89) studied printmaking and painting at �������� and during this time, she began her community building skills with other artists. After receiving her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, she began her trajectory as an artist and an advocate in Cleveland, making it the bustling arts community it is today. Maugans played an integral part in founding multiple organizations, exhibitions, and artist collectives in the area and has since passed the reigns on to others in the community. Liz Maugans is currently the Director of YARDS Projects, and curator ...

  Kent State’s Columbiana County campuses will welcome fans from both ends of the county for the inaugural Kent State Volleyball Classic on Monday, Oct. 7, as the Salem Quakers host the East Liverpool Potters. The competition begins at 5 p.m. with the freshmen team match-up, followed by the JV and varsity games. Kent State Columbiana County will award $500 scholarships to four individual high school seniors attending the game, as well as a set of Bluetooth speakers to two individual high school students. Kent’s mascot, Flash, will be there to cheer on the teams and toss t-shirts into ...

�������� at Ashtabula will host a pair of award-winning films in the coming weeks focused on global/international impact and change.  The Sociology Club will present “Disturbing the Peace”, co-produced by Ashtabula native Marcina Hale, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019.  On Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, the critically-acclaimed “Little Stones” will be shown, followed by a live-streamed Q&A with director and producer Sophia Kruz.  Both events are free to attend and will begin at 7 p.m. in the newly renovated Main Hall Auditorium. “Disturbing the Peace” centers on the tran...

The �������� fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their Kent State days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with Kent State pride. Kent State celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 21. Kent State alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and the community were invited to take part in one of the university’s long-standing traditions. Student events occurred the week leading up to Homecoming across the eight K...

�������� has selected Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., to serve as interim vice president for student affairs, effective Sept. 16. Hylton has served as dean of students since coming to Kent State on June 1, 2017.   Hylton will lead Kent State’s Division of Student Affairs and institutional efforts aimed toward enhancing the engaged co-curricular lives of all Kent State students within the eight-campus system. The interim vice president for student affairs directs staff in a wide variety of student affairs functions and oversees strategic planning, assessment and activities designed...

  James Hideg was selected as 2019 Clinical Instructor of the Year by students and staff of the physical therapist assistant program at Kent State East Liverpool. A licensed physical therapist, he is the owner and president of University Sports Physical Therapy, located in Youngstown. As a clinical instructor, Hideg works with PTA students who are placed in the facility as part of their educational experience and training. He has been an active clinical instructor for Kent State’s physical therapist assistant program at the East Liverpool and Ashtabula campuses for several years.&nb...

On the morning of May 4, 1970, �������� student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily Kent Stater in Taylor Hall when the phone rang. The Midwest editor from Life magazine, based in Chicago, was calling to find out if there were any student photographers who had been taking photos over the weekend. Kent State had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.   Ruffner was the only photographer who had taken pictures over the weekend, so Stater Editor Bill Armstrong handed him the phone. “The L...

��������’s nationally ranked Flight Technology program, in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, is one of only three nationwide that Delta Air Lines selected this year to become a Delta Propel Partner, a program that creates career opportunities for students studying to be future commercial pilots. The new partnership was announced Sept. 13, at the FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center located at the �������� Airport, 4020 Kent Road, Stow, Ohio. “We are excited to launch this partnership with Delta, a company who feels as passionate about education and o...