University News

Kent State Dining Services Cooks Up Award-Winning Meal
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Dining Services received recognition for the second year in a row at the 11th Annual Nutritious and Delicious Gala at the Tangier restaurant in Akron. Campus Executive Chef William Edmondson prepared roasted beet and arugula grilled cauliflower pizza and gluten-free chocolate chip cookies stuffed with espresso Marsala mascarpone. Chef Edmondson was assisted by registered dietitians Madison Jordan and Emily Reynolds.

Video: ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø 2019 Commencement Recap
Kent State students celebrate with family and friends after the graduation ceremony held at Dix Stadium.

Roe Green Visiting Director Series Continues to Thrive
The Roe Green series continues to prosper in 2019, bringing in actor, writer and director Ron West, ‘82, who has directed multiple pieces for The Second City in Chicago, appeared on Whose Line is it, Anyway? and worked on several other shows and projects.
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From the Gridiron to Graduation: Julian Edelman Completes Passes and Kent State Degree
A helmet and pads were replaced by a cap and gown for New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman as he finished a journey he started in 2005, joining 5,300 new Kent State graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.

FedEx Pledges to Build New Aeronautics Academic Center at Kent State Through Philanthropic Support
FedEx Corp. has pledged $5 million, in addition to $1.5 million already given, in support of an aeronautics academic center that will be located at the ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Airport. The new 17,800-square-foot building will be named the FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center.

Kent State to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 and 11
The ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.

National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University’s May 4 Collection
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Kent State to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.