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Student Memorial Garden to pay homage to fallen

Andrea Delph April 6, 2015

Located near a major walkway behind the Student Center and adjacent to Manchester Field, the Student Memorial Garden will offer a quiet place where students and faculty can pay respect to those who have...

Junior entrepreneurship major Kevin Otubu reacts as he becomes the Director of Programming for Undergraduate Student Government as results of the elections are streamed in the Kent State Student Center, Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

The results are in: USG announces new leadership positions

Matt Poe March 10, 2015

Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government announced the winners of its election for the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesday evening.Several top positions such as Executive Director, Director of Programming,...

College Democrats reflect on Obama’s State of the Union plans

Matt Poe January 21, 2015

As President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night in Washington D.C., more than 300 miles away, the Kent State College Democrats watched the president intently.Members...

New furniture can be found throughout the second floor of the Kent State Student Center including colorful and comfy chairs, tables and couches, good for both relaxing and studying.

KSC makes changes to Student Center during winter break

Andrea Delph January 19, 2015

In efforts to promote the Kent State Student Center as the heart and focal point of the university’s campus, the university made several new additions during winter break.The Kent Student Center created...

Ken Ditlevson, director of LGBTQ in the Student Center, is here at Kent State as a resource to assist students with any LGBTQ questions or problems on campus. He is also in charge of programming and marketing for the center. Ditlevson hopes to make Kent State as accepting and safe as he possibly can.

LGBTQ spring-kick off to welcome new director

Kianna Bugglin January 14, 2015

The LGBTQ Student Center will host a spring kick-off Thursday, Jan. 15 from 4-6 p.m. at the Student Multicultural Center in room 206 of the Kent State Student Center.The reception will welcome newly appointed...

Robert Fowler, Ph.D., a Professor of Religion at Baldwin Wallace University, speaks in the Student Center on Monday, September 6, 2014 about media influence on reader's understanding of the bible throughout history. Fowler said, "Electronic media allows old media, like the bible, to exist in many new ways never thought possible."

Baldwin Wallace professor explains ‘why everything you know about the Bible is wrong’

Olivia Young October 6, 2014

The vast history of the Bible is more complicated than most people realize. At the annual fall symposium for the Center for the Study of Information and Religion, Bible professor Robert Fowler presented...

Melody Tankersley (center) listens among other faculty senate members at the meeting in the Governance Chambers, March 17, 2014.

Faculty Senate revises admission requirements for incoming freshmen

Nicholas Sewell April 14, 2014

The Faculty Senate approved a proposal Monday to revise admission requirements for incoming freshmen to the university’s main campus and for deferred students at regional campuses who wish to enroll...

Tour center moves from Schwartz to Student Center

Drew Jones April 6, 2014

The Kent State Campus Tour Center officially opened in the Kent Student Center on Monday, March 31 after moving out of the Schwartz Center.  The new home for the tour center is Room 204 of the Student...

Outgoing president Lester Lefton listens at the Board of Trustees meeting, Jan. 9, 2014, that announced Beverly Warren as Kent's president-elect, to take effect in July.

Reception to honor Lefton set for Friday

Elizabeth Randolph March 31, 2014

A reception will be held this Friday to honor retiring President Lester Lefton, who announced last year that he will retire this July.The Board of Trustees is hosting the event, which will be held in the...

Conference explores advances, hot topics in health care field

Halie Rogers March 10, 2014

Kent State’s College of Nursing sponsored the eighth annual “Driving the Future” Conference on Tuesday in the Kiva to discuss advances and issues in the health care field, especially nursing.“The...

Video: Cell phone charging stations installed in the Kent Student Center

Max Fleck February 28, 2014

Video by Max Fleck. The Kent State Student Center added a new cell phone charging station earlier this week. There are four stations in the building, and they are located on the first floor of the Student...

Career Services Center hosts annual job, internship fair

Devin Hennessy February 25, 2014

Kent State’s Career Services Center is having a annual spring job and internship fair Thursday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the ballroom of the Student Center, and more than  115 companies will be in attendence.Senior...