½ÄÏÌåÓý faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
Do ½ÄÏÌåÓý State employees get a discount at the ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Hotel?
Outstanding costume, sound and lighting design, plus much more contribute to award-winning theatre productions, and students in ½ÄÏÌåÓý’s School of Theatre and Dance are exhibiting creative excellence in those areas.
½ÄÏÌåÓý’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center's annual facility shutdown is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, through Sunday, May 20. During this time, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be closed to all patrons.
On Monday, April 23, LaunchNET ½ÄÏÌåÓý State celebrated its 5th annual Entrepreneur Awards and Expo event at Ray’s Place. In addition to celebrating the accomplishments of LaunchNET ½ÄÏÌåÓý State clients over the course of the year, the staff awarded university partners, alumni clients, Launch Fund recipients and the winners of the inaugural Paul L. Pfeiffer Endowed Scholarship fund.
½ÄÏÌåÓý has become well known for its eclectic mix of art, which continues to blossom in the downtown district through galleries, shops featuring a variety of local artists, live music events and public art. At Main Street ½ÄÏÌåÓý, the planning has begun for a new art-focused event series – the First Friday Art Walk.
The e-Inside newsletter will take a break between semesters. The May 7 issue is the last for the Spring 2018 Semester. e-Inside will resume June 11. Copy submissions for that issue should be emailed to einside@kent.edu by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4.
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Michael Keaton will be multitasking during his upcoming return to ½ÄÏÌåÓý.

Matheus Priosti came a long way to find his purpose. Five thousand miles, in fact. The São Paulo, Brazil, native made the long journey from South America across the equator to arrive at ½ÄÏÌåÓý in August 2016, and he has never looked back.

Watch highlights from ½ÄÏÌåÓý's Fashion School Fashion Show, FS² Presented by Macy's.

Great things happen when purposeful organizations collaborate. Officials from ½ÄÏÌåÓý and New Castle Schools of Trades recently signed an articulation agreement that provides opportunities for graduates of the trade school to earn degrees from the university.

½ÄÏÌåÓý students in the Advanced Television News Producing class have spent the semester learning the stories of middle school students at Cleveland’s Daniel E. Morgan School and within the Hough community.
Dear Employees of the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Community,
This message serves to provide you with guidance should local, state and/or federal law enforcement visit our university campuses for the purposes of immigration law. As a public institution, ½ÄÏÌåÓý State must comply with all federal laws and directives, including those related to law enforcement activities.
Dear Colleagues:
Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
½ÄÏÌåÓý's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.