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Dear ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Faculty and Staff,
With the advent of the spring semester, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has begun an expanded program of testing for COVID-19 to reduce the spread of this virus and to provide the safest possible living, learning and working environment for our Kent…
KSU Advisory (KENT CAMPUS): Jan. 16 - Kent City Police responded to an emergency situation in the vicinity of Summit Street and Loop Road in the city of Kent. This incident happened off campus and there is no current threat to the campus community. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Police…
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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, to celebrate King’s life and legacy. Serving as this year’s keynote speaker is CNN political analyst and former South Carolina state Rep. Bakari Sellers. The virtual…
After more than a decade of service, Joel Nielsen, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s director of athletics, plans to seek new challenges when his contract with the university ends later this year.
Dear Residence Hall Student,
As you prepare for the start of spring semester, it is time to get into the routine of scheduling your weekly COVID-19 test.
As you are aware from communications already sent, weekly testing is part of our program of expanded …
*Please note: The dates for these events have changed. Please see new dates below.
Dear ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Students, Faculty and Staff,
As part of the university’s ongoing strategy to help stop the spread of COVID-19, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has partnered with the city of Kent to bring…
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Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.
Dear ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Students, Faculty and Staff,
As we prepare to return to campus for Spring Semester 2021, I want to reiterate important information about testing and our phased return plan. As part of our ongoing effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, our return to…
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ President Todd Diacon issued the following statement:
“At this moment in our nation’s history, now more than ever I call on Americans to embrace and practice our university’s core value of kindness and respect in all that we do. Democracy is both a mighty…