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Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State, or KSU) is one of America's largest university systems, the third largest university in Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
 and the largest residential university in northeast Ohio. Kent State is a traditional, selective, residential public research university and its seven regional campuses serve multicounty regions of Northeast Ohio. The eight campuses offer degree programs from the associate to doctoral and medical degrees.






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Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State, or KSU) is one of America's largest university systems, the third largest university in Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
 and the largest residential university in northeast Ohio. Kent State is a traditional, selective, residential public research university and its seven regional campuses serve multicounty regions of Northeast Ohio. The eight campuses offer degree programs from the associate to doctoral and medical degrees. The university has students, faculty, and visitors from the entire USA and other countries.

Kent State is centered in Kent, Ohio
Kent, Ohio

Kent is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in the northeastern part of Ohio and the western edge of Portage County....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, about southeast of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
, northeast of Akron
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
, and northwest of Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, whose urban area also extends into Trumbull County, Ohio to a significant extent....
. Kent State has 34,056 students across eight campuses, and is one of the largest employers in northeast Ohio.

History


Early history

In 1910, the Kent State Normal School was established as a college for training public school teachers as part of the Lowry bill
Lowry bill

The Lowry bill, also known as the Lowry Act and the Lowry Normal School Bill, was a bill introduced in 1910 in the Ohio state legislature which called for the establishment of two state normal schools in northern Ohio, one in the northeast and one in the northwest....
 which also created a sister school in Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the United States Census 2000, the population of Bowling Green was 29,636....
, now known as Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University is a public four-year institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States, about 20 miles south of Toledo, Ohio on I-75....
. The new school was constructed on land donated by William S. Kent (son of Marvin Kent
Marvin Kent

Marvin Kent was a railroad president and businessman from Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, USA, and namesake of the city of Kent, Ohio, which was previously known as Franklin Mills....
, the namesake for the city of Kent, Ohio
Kent, Ohio

Kent is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in the northeastern part of Ohio and the western edge of Portage County....
) in what was then the eastern edge of Kent, Ohio
Kent, Ohio

Kent is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in the northeastern part of Ohio and the western edge of Portage County....
. The first president was John Edward McGilvrey, who served from 1912 to 1926. By 1915, the school was named Kent State Normal College, then Kent State College (after it was authorized to issue Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 and Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science is an bachelor's degree academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....
 degrees), and Kent State University in 1935 when it received university status by Governor Martin L. Davey
Martin L. Davey

Martin Luther Davey was a U.S. Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He was the 53rd List of Governors of Ohio.Davey was born in Kent, Ohio in 1884....
, a native of Kent
Kent, Ohio

Kent is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in the northeastern part of Ohio and the western edge of Portage County....
.

In 1967, Kent State became the first university to run an independent, student-operated Campus Bus Service. It was unique in that it provided jobs for students, receiving funding from student fees rather than bus fares. Campus Bus Service was the largest such operation in the country until it merged with the local transit authority (Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority
Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority

The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority, commonly referred to as PARTA is the transit agency serving Portage County, Ohio. It is headquartered in Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio just outside the Kent, Ohio city limits....
 (PARTA)) in 2004.

In 1965, Chemistry professor Glenn H. Brown established the Liquid Crystal Institute
Liquid Crystal Institute

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University is the nation's leader in liquid crystal technology and education, blending basic and applied research on liquid crystals....
, a world leader in the development the multibillion-dollar liquid crystal industry, named by Forbes magazine as one of 85 innovations that changed the way we live today.

Kent State shootings


Kent State gained international attention on May 4, 1970 when an Ohio Army National Guard
Ohio Army National Guard

The Ohio Army National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and a Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States of the United States Army....
 unit fired at students during a war protest on campus, killing four and wounding nine. The event caused an immediate closure of the campus as well as many other college campuses around the nation. The Guard had been called into Kent after several protests in and around campus had become violent, including the rioting of downtown Kent and the burning of the ROTC
Reserve Officers' Training Corps

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a college-based, commissioned officer program, predominantly in the United States. It is designed as a college elective that focuses on leadership development, problem solving, strategic planning, and professional ethics....
 building. The main cause of the protests was the United States' invasion of Cambodia
Cambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....
 during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina Wars, the Vietnam Conflict, or often in Vietnam the American War occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to April 30, 1975....
.

Recent history

Kent State was again in the national spotlight in 1977 when construction was set to begin on the Memorial Gym Annex, adjacent to the area where the shootings had occurred in 1970. Protesters organized a tent city in May, which lasted into July. Several attempts were made to block construction even after the end of the tent city, including an appeal to Congress to have the area declared a national historic landmark, but these attempts failed. Construction finally began on September 19, and finished in 1979.

In 1994, Kent State earned status as a Research University II from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. In 2000, the foundation changed its classification system and Kent State is classified as a Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, one of 90 U.S. public schools with this classification.

Presidents of Kent State University

  • John Edward McGilvrey (1911-1926); (b.1867-d.1945)
  • David Allen Anderson (1926-1928); (b.1874-d.?)
  • James Ozro Engleman (1928-1938); (b. 1873-d.1943)
  • Karl Clayton Leebrick (1938-1943); (b. 1885-d.1982)
  • George A. Bowman (1944-1963); (b.1893-d.1976)
  • Robert I. White (1963-1971); (b.1909-d.1990)
  • Glenn A. Olds (1971-1977); (b.1921-d.2006)
  • Brage Golding (1977-1982); (b.1920-)
  • Michael Schwartz(1982-1991); (b.1938-)
  • Carol A. Cartwright (1991-July 2006); (b.1941-)
  • Lester Lefton
    Lester Lefton

    Lester A. Lefton is an United States academic and higher education administrator.Lefton is the current President of Kent State University. He has 35 years of experience in higher education, having served for 25 years at a public institution and 9 at private institutions....
     (July 2006-present); (b. 1942-)


Campuses

Kent State University is an eight-campus system in northeastern Ohio, with the main campus and administrative center in Kent
Kent, Ohio

Kent is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in the northeastern part of Ohio and the western edge of Portage County....
. Within the Kent State University system, the main campus is officially referred to as the "Kent Campus", though it is rarely, if ever, referred as such outside of the university community. The campus is a landscaped suburban environment, making up approximately which house over 100 buildings, gardens, bike trails, and open greenery. There are also thousands of additional acres of bogs, marshes, and wildlife refuges adjacent to or near the campus. While the university's official mascot is Flash the Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle

The Golden Eagle is one of the best known bird of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily populated areas....
, the campus also has an unofficial mascot in the Black Squirrel
Eastern Gray Squirrel

File:Squirrel4.jpgFile:1993 grauhoernchen.ogg?The Eastern Gray Squirrel , or the Grey Squirrel, depending on region, is a tree squirrel native to the Eastern United States and midwestern United States and to the southerly portions of the eastern provinces of Canada....
, which were brought to Kent in 1961 and can be found on and around the campus. The campus is divided into North, South, and East sections but many areas have come to be referred to as Front Campus, Residential Campus, and Science Row. The main hub of activity and central point is the Student Center and Risman Plaza, which is adjacent to the twelve-story main library. In addition to the campus itself, the university also operates the 18-hole Kent State Golf Course and Centennial Research Park just east of campus in Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio

Franklin Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 5,276 people in the township....
 and the Kent State University Airport
Kent State University Airport

Kent State University Airport is a public airport in Stow, Ohio, Ohio, United States owned by Kent State University. The airport is located along Ohio State Highway 59 approximately three miles west of the central business district of Kent, Ohio....
 in Stow
Stow, Ohio

Stow is a city in Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 32,139 at the United States Census 2000, and 34,051 as of 2007. It is a suburb of Akron, Ohio and is part of the Akron Akron metropolitan area....
.

Regional Campuses

In addition to the main campus in Kent, there are seven regional campuses. The system is one of the largest and oldest regional campus systems in the United States. The regional campuses serve to provide a small, liberal-arts college feel as opposed to the large university feel of the main campus in Kent. Students at the regional campuses can begin any of Kent State's majors at their respective campus and each campus offers its own unique programs and opportunities that may or may not be available in Kent. Regional campuses include:

Ashtabula
The Ashtabula Campus is currently made up of three buildings: Main Hall, a library, and a technology and art building. It is on a site along the shores of Lake Erie
Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time....
 in Ashtabula, Ohio
Ashtabula, Ohio

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. Kent State-Ashtabula is noted locally for its nursing program. Seventy-five percent (75%) of registered nurse
Registered nurse

A registered nurse , is a health profession responsible for implementing the practice of nursing through the use of the nursing process in concert with other health care professionals....
s working in Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County, Ohio

Ashtabula County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 102,728; its county seat is Jefferson, Ohio....
 graduated with an Associate's degree
Associate's degree

An associate degree is an academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, four-year universities, business colleges and some bachelor's degree-granting colleges/universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years....
 in nursing from Kent State-Ashtabula. On July 17, 2007, ground was broken for a new Health and Science building, which is being constructed for use mainly by the growing nursing and allied health programs.

East Liverpool
The East Liverpool
East Liverpool, Ohio

East Liverpool is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,089 at the United States Census 2000. It is located along the Ohio River and borders the U.S....
 Campus occupies a downtown site overlooking the Ohio River
Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
. It is composed of the Main Building, Memorial Auditorium, Mary Patterson Building, and a Commons area.

Geauga
Located in Burton, Ohio
Burton, Ohio

Burton is a village #Ohio in Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,450 at the United States Census 2000.History...
, Kent State's Geauga Campus is at the heart of Ohio's maple syrup country in Geauga County
Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County , } is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 90,895. It is List of Ohio county name etymologies for a Indigenous peoples of the Americas word meaning "raccoon"....
. The campus provides easy access to urban, suburban and rural areas. The Geauga Campus also includes the Twinsburg Center, a small extension located in Twinsburg, Ohio
Twinsburg, Ohio

Twinsburg is a city in Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, a suburban city about halfway between Akron, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of the Akron Akron metropolitan area....
.

Salem
Kent State's Salem
Salem, Ohio

Salem is a city in northern Columbiana County, Ohio and extreme southern Mahoning County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. At the United States Census, 2000, the city's population was 12,197....
 Campus is located just south of the city. It features a lake, a outdoor classroom, and nature walk. In addition to the Salem Campus, Kent State University Salem owns and operates the old Salem Middle School called the "City Center" in which certain administrative offices, classes, and student services are located.

Stark
The Stark Campus is the largest regional campus of Kent State University, serving around 10,300 students each year (5,300 in academic programs, 5,000 in executive and graduate education). It is located on in Jackson Township
Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio

Jackson Township is one of the seventeen civil township of Stark County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 37,744 people in the township, 37,484 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
 just five minutes from the Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Akron-Canton Regional Airport

Akron-Canton Airport is a commercial Class C airport airport located in the city of Green, Ohio, in southern Summit County, Ohio roughly southeast of Akron, Ohio, Ohio, roughly northwest of Canton, Ohio, Ohio, and roughly south of Cleveland, Ohio....
. It is composed of seven major buildings and a natural pond and offers three masters and 12 complete bachelor degree programs. Baccalaureate programs include: applied communication, business management, English, general studies, history, justice studies, mathematics, middle childhood education, and nursing, as well as pre-law, technology and psychology degrees. Additionally, there are three associate degrees offered: arts, justice studies, and science. The campus also offers three masters level programs: a professional M.B.A degree and a M.A. or M.Ed. in Curriculum and Teaching Studies. Ninety percent of Kent State Stark's full-time faculty hold the highest academic credentials in their field. The Stark campus includes the Professional Education and Conference Center; an advanced meeting, training, and events facility that is one of only ten such centers in the state of Ohio affiliated with the International Association of Conference Centers. The Center also serves as a home to the Office of Corporate and Community Services, which provides intense training and learning exercises for area businesses and organizations.

Trumbull
Kent State's Trumbull Campus is located in Warren, Ohio
Warren, Ohio

Warren is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Trumbull County, Ohio. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio, approximately 14 miles northwest of Youngstown, Ohio and 15 miles west of the Pennsylvania state line....
 just north of the SR 5 bypass on SR 45
Ohio State Route 45

State Route 45 is a north-south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the State Route 7 /State Route 39 concurrency in Wellsville, Ohio, and its northern terminus is at State Route 531 about west of Ashtabula, Ohio....
. It offers programs in 170 majors at the freshman and sophomore level, as well as 18 certificates and 15 associate degree programs. In addition, there is junior/senior level coursework for baccalaureate degree completion in nursing, justice studies, technology, business management, and English, as well as general studies and psychology degrees. The campus recently opened a new Technology Building that supports a variety of technology degree programs. Including in the building are computer technology education; the new Workforce Development and Continuing Studies Center's program that includes certification for professionals; and an Adaptive Technology Lab that provides education and training to individuals with special needs.

Tuscarawas
The Tuscarawas Campus, located in New Philadelphia, Ohio
New Philadelphia, Ohio

New Philadelphia is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, 71 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio on the Tuscarawas River. It was first incorporated in 1808....
 offers 19 associate degrees, six bachelor's, and the Master of Technology Degree. Bacelors degrees are offered in business management, general studies, justice studies, industrial technology, nursing and technology 2+2. The recently constructed Science and Advanced Technology Center provides of laboratory and classroom space for science, nursing and workforce development. The Tuscarawas Campus plans to construct a , $13.5 million Fine and Performing Arts center that will enable the campus to expand academic and cultural programming.

Additional facilities

In addition to the eight campuses in northeast Ohio, Kent State operates additional facilities which house study-abroad programs including ones in Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
, Italy; New York City; and downtown Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
.
Florence Center
Kent State University operates a center in Florence that is a fully accredited institution which has been hosting students studying abroad for years. Recently, KSU-Florence opened its doors to International Studies Abroad in a collaboration that grants students the opportunity to study in historic Florence at its newly-renovated Palazzo dei Cerchi. Palazzo dei Cerchi is a prestigious and ancient building located in the heart of Florence, at the corner of Via della Condotta and Vicolo dei Cerchi, next to the famous Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria

Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio....
 and the birthplace of literary genius Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri

Durante degli Alighieri , commonly known as Dante Alighieri, was a Florence poet of the Middle Ages. His Magnum opus, the Divine Comedy , is often considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature....
. Kent State acquired this facility in 2003 and undertook its complete renovation. The original exterior was maintained and reflects Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 as it was in the 13th century. The restoration carefully preserved the original structure while creating an efficient space for academic purposes, with an interior that houses state-of-the art classrooms.

New York City Studio
The New York City Studio is located in the heart of New York City's Garment District. Surrounded by fabric and accessory shops, fashion showrooms, and designer studios; one-third of all clothing manufactured in the USA is designed and produced in this neighborhood. The District is home to America's world-renowned fashion designers, including Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta is a leading fashion designer....
, Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein

Calvin Richard Klein is an United States fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc.In addition to clothing, Calvin Klein also gave his name to a range of perfumes, including CK One and CK Be , now owned by Coty Inc....
, Donna Karan
Donna Karan

Donna Karan is the fashion designer and the creator of the DKNY clothing label. She was born Donna Ivy Faske on October 2, 1948 in Forest Hills, New York....
, Liz Claiborne
Liz Claiborne

Anne Elisabeth Jane "Liz" Claiborne was a Belgium-born American fashion designer and entrepreneur. Claiborne is best known for founding Liz Claiborne which in 1986 became the first company founded by a woman to make the Fortune 500....
, and Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller

Nicole Miller is an United States fashion designer.Miller graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, studying at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture during her sophomore year....
. The facility is a new, state-of-the art, space and includes a 50-person lecture room, 12-station computer lab with instructor station, and a fashion design studio fully outfitted with professional equipment. The NYC studio gives Kent State students the advantage of working within the heart of the fashion, dance and theater industry.

Cleveland Urban Design Center
Kent State's Cleveland Urban Design Center is located at 820 Prospect Avenue in downtown Cleveland's historic Gateway neighborhood, just off of East 9th Street. The Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio was created in 1983 under the sponsorship of the Urban University Program, which supports the outreach and community service efforts of Ohio's state universities working in urban areas. Under its founding director, Foster Armstrong, the Center expanded on the existing outreach and public service activities of Kent State's architecture
Architecture

The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
 school, focusing primarily on historic preservation and the problems of Northeast Ohio's smaller towns and cities. In 2003, the CUDC began a collaboration with the Dresden University of Technology
Dresden University of Technology

The Technische Universit?t Dresden is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany with 34,993 students as of 2006....
, Kent State's sister university in Germany, with a joint vision on the revitalization of the lower Cuyahoga Valley in Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
. Since then, there have been a number of faculty exchanges as the two universities seek to pool their expertise both to enhance students’ experiences and to better serve their respective regions.

Academic divisions

Kent State has colleges of:
  • Architecture
    Architecture

    The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
     and Environmental Design
  • Arts (focusing on fine/performing arts and fashion-related studies)
  • Arts and Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Communication and Information
  • Education, Health, and Human Services
  • Nursing
    Nursing

    Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the detail-oriented care of individuals, family, and community in attaining, maintaining, and recovering optimal health and functioning....
  • Technology
The university has an Honors College and interdisciplinary programs in Biomedical Sciences, Financial Engineering, and Information Architecture and Knowledge Management.

Notable programs

  • The Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design
    Fashion design

    Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time....
     and Merchandising is in the top tier of fashion education in the nation by the Council of Fashion Designers of America
    Council of Fashion Designers of America

    The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a non-profit trade group for American fashion designers founded in 1962. , Diane von F?rstenberg is the group's president....
    , with programs in Florence, Hong Kong, and New York City, and affiliations in Paris and London.
  • The Hugh A Glauser School of Music offers degrees in Music Education, Music Performance, Music Theory and Composition, and Ethnomusicology. The School of Music is one of the few colleges in the US that offer a BM, a MM, and a PhD in Music Education.
  • The Kent/Blossom Music program partners with the Cleveland Orchestra
    Cleveland Orchestra

    The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five "....
     each summer for one of the nation's major classical music festivals.
  • The Center for the Study of World Musics is one of the primary centers for ethnomusicology
    Ethnomusicology

    Ethnomusicology is a branch of musicology defined as "the study of social and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global contexts." ...
     in the United States.
  • The School Psychology
    School psychology

    School Psychology is a field that applies principles of clinical psychology and educational psychology to the diagnosis and treatment of children's and adolescents' behavioral and learning problems....
     Program (SPSY is the only program in the state accredited by APA
    American Psychological Association

    The American Psychological Association is a professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with around 148,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m....
     and NASP
    National Association of School Psychologists

    The National Association of School Psychologists is the major national professional organization for School psychology in the United States. Its Mission statement is to "represent and support school psychology through leadership to enhance the mental health and educational competence of all children."...
    . The SPSY program is a 'flagship' training program in Ohio (graduates comprise about 18% of all SPSY professionals in the state).
  • The Visual Communication Design Program (VCD) is one of the most respected in the US.
  • Kent State University is one of few universities with graduate programs in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM ) and an online certificate program in Knowledge Management
    Knowledge management

    Knowledge Management comprises a range of Best practice used in an organisation to identify, create, represent, distribute and enable adoption of insights and experiences....
    .
  • The only institution in Ohio to offer a degree in Library and Information Science
    Library science

    Library science is an interdisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to library; the collection, organization, Preservation: Library and Archival Science and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information....
    , Kent is ranked 19th by U.S. News & World Report
    U.S. News & World Report

    U.S. News & World Report is an influential United States newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek, it was for many years a leading news weekly, although it focused more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories....
    .
  • Kent's Business School is nationally known and the Financial Engineering program is ranked 13th in the country.
  • The College of Technology offers three aeronautics degrees; Flight Technology, Aviation Management and Aeronautical Engineering.
See also: Kent State University Airport
Kent State University Airport

Kent State University Airport is a public airport in Stow, Ohio, Ohio, United States owned by Kent State University. The airport is located along Ohio State Highway 59 approximately three miles west of the central business district of Kent, Ohio....
.
  • The College of Architecture offers one of the most demanding undergraduate programs in the country. The interior design program is one of the top twelve in the nation.
  • Kent State has a complete undergraduate, master's, and doctoral sequence in translation and the only dual masters degree program in the nation.
  • Faculty, staff and students collaborate at The Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence (ISPV), bringing together local and national expertise to develop multidisciplinary research that informs the development and implementation of best practices and policy.
  • The Center for Peaceful Change, a response to the Kent State shootings
    Kent State shootings

    The Kent State shootings, also known as the May 4 massacre or Kent State massacre, occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of students by members of the Ohio Army National Guard on Monday, May 4 1970....
     of 1970, was established in 1971 "as a living memorial to the events of May 4, 1970." Now known as The Center for Applied Conflict Management (CACM), it developed one of the earliest conflict resolution
    Conflict resolution

    Conflict resolution is a range of processes aimed at alleviating or eliminating sources of conflict. The term "conflict resolution" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term dispute resolution or alternative dispute resolution....
     undergraduate degree programs in the United States.
  • Pan-African Studies is one of the oldest African American programs in the nation.
  • Kent State offers the only B.A. in American Sign Language
    American Sign Language

    American Sign Language is the dominant sign language of the Deaf community in the United States, in the anglophone parts of Canada, and in parts of Mexico....
     in the U.S. east of the Mississippi River
    Mississippi River

    The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....
    .
  • The Wick Poetry Center is one of only ten poetry centers in the nation.
  • In conjunction with the University of Akron
    University of Akron

    The University of Akron is a Public university institution of higher learning located in Akron, Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a small college affiliated with the Universalist Church of America....
     and Youngstown State University
    Youngstown State University

    Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an accredited university located in Youngstown, Ohio, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2008, there were 13,712 students and a student-faculty ratio of 19:1....
    , Kent State is a member of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy program, a six year medical program, one of only 17 combine BS/MD programs in the country.


Student life

The university offers a large number of opportunities for student involvement at all its campuses, including student and professional associations, service organizations, performing ensembles, student publications, student government, and intramural and club athletics.

Social fraternities


*Alpha Tau Omega
Alpha Tau Omega

ATO is an American Leadership Fraternities and sororities that annually ranks among the top ten national fraternities for number of chapters and total number of members....

*Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Epsilon Pi

Alpha Epsilon Pi is the only international Jewish college fraternities and sororities in North America, with 140 chapters in the United States and Canada, and over 7,000 active undergraduates....

*Delta Chi
Delta Chi

Delta Chi or D-Chi is an international secret letter college social fraternity formed on October 13, 1890, at Cornell University initially as a professional fraternity for law students....

*Delta Lambda Phi
Delta Lambda Phi

Delta Lambda Phi is a national social fraternities and sororities for gay, bisexual, and progressive men. It offers a social environment and structure similar to other Greek-model college fraternities....

*Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta

Delta Tau Delta is a United States-based international Fraternities and sororities.Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College , Bethany, West Virginia ....

*Delta Upsilon
Delta Upsilon

Delta Upsilon is the 6th oldest international, all-male, college, Greek alphabet social fraternities and sororities and is the first non-secret fraternity ever founded....

*Lambda Chi Alpha
Lambda Chi Alpha

For a list of prominent members of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, see: List of notable members of Lambda Chi AlphaLambda Chi Alpha , headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and one of the largest men's general Fraternities and sororities in North America, by its own count...

*Phi Delta Theta
Phi Delta Theta

Phi Delta Theta is an international Fraternities and sororities founded in 1848 and headquartered at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Chi form the Miami Triad....


*Phi Kappa Tau (innactive)
*Phi Sigma Kappa
Phi Sigma Kappa

Phi Sigma Kappa is a social Fraternities and sororities devoted to three cardinal principles: the Promotion of Brotherhood, the Stimulation of Scholarship, and the Development of Character....

*Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi

Sigma Chi is one of the largest and oldest all-male, college, greek alphabet social fraternities and sororities and a secret society. Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon....

*Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Sigma Alpha Epsilon was founded March 9, 1856 at the University of Alabama. SAE is the largest social college fraternity by total initiates with more than 288,000 initiated members....

*Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Phi Epsilon

SF? , commonly nicknamed SigEp, is a secret letter, social college Fraternities and sororities for male college students in the United States....

*Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu

SN is an undergraduate college fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada. Sigma Nu was founded in 1869 by three cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, Virginia....

*Sigma Tau Gamma
Sigma Tau Gamma

Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity or "Sig Tau" is a United States all-male college social fraternities and sororities founded on June 28, 1920 at University of Central Missouri ....

*Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon

Tau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternities and sororities founded on January 10th, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent ....



Social Sororities
  • Alpha Phi
    Alpha Phi

    Alpha Phi is a fraternities and sororities for women founded at Syracuse University on September 18, 1872. Its celebrated Founder's Day is October 10....
  • Alpha Xi Delta
    Alpha Xi Delta

    Alpha Xi Delta was founded on April 17, 1893 by ten women at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois, who shared a vision of an organization dedicated to the personal growth of women....
  • Delta Gamma
    Delta Gamma

    Delta Gamma is one of the oldest, largest and prestigious women's fraternities and sororities in the United States and Canada, with its Executive Offices based in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio....
  • Delta Zeta
    Delta Zeta

    Delta Zeta is a college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Today, Delta Zeta has 158 collegiate chapters in the United States and over 200 alumnae chapters in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada....
  • Chi Omega
    Chi Omega

    Chi Omega is a women's Fraternities and sororities and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega boasts 174 active collegiate chapters and hundreds of alumnae chapters....
  • Sigma Sigma Sigma
    Sigma Sigma Sigma

    Sigma Sigma Sigma , also known as Tri Sigma or Sigma, is a national American women?s sorority with membership of more than 100,000 members....
  • Phi Gamma Pi (local sorority)


African American Fraternities
  • Kappa Alpha Psi
    Kappa Alpha Psi

    Kappa Alpha Psi is a collegiate Greek alphabet Fraternities and sororities with a predominantly African American membership. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin....
  • Phi Beta Sigma
    Phi Beta Sigma

    Phi Beta Sigma is a predominantly African-American Fraternities and sororities which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students....
  • Omega Psi Phi
    Omega Psi Phi

    Omega Psi Phi is an international Fraternities and sororities and was the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a Historically Black colleges and universities....


African American Sororities
  • Delta Sigma Theta
    Delta Sigma Theta

    Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community....
  • Sigma Gamma Rho
    Sigma Gamma Rho

    Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated was founded on the campus of Butler University on November 12, 1922, by seven school teachers in Indianapolis, Indiana....
  • Zeta Phi Beta
    Zeta Phi Beta

    Zeta Phi Beta is an international, historically black Greek-lettered fraternities and sororities and a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council....


Service & Honorary Fraternities/Sororities


*Alpha Kappa Delta
Alpha Kappa Delta

Alpha Kappa Delta is an international sociology honor society.Founded in 1920 by Emory S. Bogardus, of the University of Southern California sociology department, the name is derived from the Greek anthr?pos meaning mankind, katamanthan?, meaning to examine closely or acquire knowledge, and diakone?, meaning to do service....

*Alpha Phi Sigma
Alpha Phi Sigma

Alpha Phi Sigma is the only National Criminal Justice Honor Society of the four-year universities for Criminal Justice Majors. Established in January, 1942, Alpha Phi Sigma recognizes academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students of criminal justice, as well as those seeking a Juris Doctor degree....

*Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega

Alpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members....

*Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Alpha Psi

BA? is an honorary organization for accounting, finance and information systems students and professionals. Its primary objective is to encourage and recognize academic and professional excellence in the financial information field....

*Chi Sigma Iota
*Delta Sigma Pi
Delta Sigma Pi

?S? is a co-ed Professional fraternity business Fraternities and sororities in the United States of America. It was founded on November 7, 1907 at the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, New York University, New York City, New York and is currently headquartered in Oxford, Ohio, Ohio....

*Eta Sigma Gamma
*Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi

Kappa Kappa Psi is a national honorary band Fraternities and sororities dedicated to serving College#United States of America and University#United States band s....

*Kappa Phi
*Lambda Pi Eta
Lambda Pi Eta

Lambda Pi Eta is the official communication studies honor society of the National Communication Association . As a member of the Association of College Honor Societies , Lambda Pi Eta has over 400 active chapters at four-year colleges and universities worldwide....


*Pi Mu Epsilon
Pi Mu Epsilon

Pi Mu Epsilon is the United States of America honorary national mathematics society.The society was founded at Syracuse University on May 25, 1914, by Professor Edward Drake Roe, Jr, and currently has chapters at 321 institutions across the nation....

*Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Alpha Theta is an United States honor society for Undergraduate education and Postgraduate education students and professors of history. The society is a charter member of the Association of College Honor Societies and has over 350,000 members, with about 9,500 new members joining each year through 860 local chapters....

*Phi Delta Epsilon
Phi Delta Epsilon

Phi Delta Epsilon is an international medical fraternity....

*Phi Sigma Iota
Phi Sigma Iota

Phi Sigma Iota, or FS?, is an honor society whose members are elected from among outstanding advanced and graduate students of foreign languages and literatures including Classics, Comparative Literature, Philology, Bilingual Education, and Linguistics....

*Phi Sigma Pi
Phi Sigma Pi

Phi Sigma Pi is a national coeducational honor Fraternities and Sororities based in the United States. The fraternity is a 501 not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania, with the purpose of fostering the ideals of scholarship, leadership and fellowship....

*Sigma Alpha Lambada
*Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta

Sigma Tau Delta is an international college honor society for students of English literature. It presently has over 750 active chapters located in Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States, with more than 1,000 faculty sponsors....

*Tau Beta Sigma
Tau Beta Sigma

Tau Beta Sigma is a co-educational national honorary band sorority dedicated to serving College#United States of America and University#United States band s....

*Tau Sigma
*Psi Chi
Psi Chi

Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology....



Performing arts

Through the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and the School of Theatre and Dance, the university offers numerous performance opportunities in the performing arts, including five concert bands (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, University Band, and Communiversity Band), Athletic Bands (Marching Golden Flashes and Flasher Brass), three jazz ensembles (Jazz Ensemble I, Jazz Ensemble II, and Jazz Lab Band), six choral ensembles (Kent Chorus, KSU Chorale, Women's Chorus, Men's Chorus, Gospel Choir, and Ars Nova Singers), Orchestra, World Music Ensembles, as well as theater and dance opportunities. Each regional campus also offers their own performing arts opportunitites.

Student events and programming

- Kent State Student Center Programming offers a variety of programs and events that are free for students across campus. The Black Squirrel Festival, Rock the Runway, Jack Hanna's Animals are just a few of the larger events that take place throughout the year. Karaoke is held every Thursday in the Rathskellar and various tournaments (8-ball, Euchre, Poker) are held at various times throughout the semester.

Student government

  • Kent Interhall Council (KIC)
  • Undergraduate Student Government (USG)
  • Graduate Student Senate (GSS)


Student media

The Daily Kent Stater, colloquially known as the "Stater", is a student newspaper publishing student and guests editorials Monday-Friday during the fall and spring semesters and weekly as the Summer Kent Stater during the summer. Stater staff is entirely students, primarily in the journalism. Most editors hold their positions for one semester.

Fusion Magazine is published twice a year by KSU students in print and on the The magazine strives to unify people of different backgrounds through education and awareness. Fusion Magazine (Kent State University)
Fusion Magazine (Kent State University)

Fusion is a student magazine at Kent State University. It was started in the fall of 2003 by founding editors Mandy Jenkins, Marie Cornuelle, and adviser Kate Common....
 addresses sexual minority issues within the general population using illustrative photo essays and in-depth feature articles. *

TV2 is Kent State's student-run television station, produced solely by students with live M-F 5:30 pm news. Other student-created shows include Sportscorner, a music video show, talk shows and more. News broadcasts are available on KSU cable channel 2, Portage County Time Warner channel 16 and on-demand online.

Student run Black Squirrel Radio
Black Squirrel Radio

Black Squirrel Radio is an internet radio run by students of Kent State University, broadcasting exclusively on campus television and the Web. Previously known as yjjbKSR, the station's name was changed in 2005 due to a legal conflict with WKSR-FM, the broadcast station using the same call letters ....
 broadcasts on the with more than 100 disc jockeys.

Campus living

Kent State operates thirty-five and a twelve-building apartment complex, all of which are located on the main campus in Kent. Each hall is a part of a larger group, usually bound by a common name or a common central area. They are:
  • Twin Towers: Beall and McDowell
  • Tri-Towers: Koonce, Leebrick, Wright and Korb
  • Loop Road: Heer, Harbourt, and Van Campen
  • First Year Experience: Apple, Altmann, Humphrey, McSweeney, Metcalf (named after former band director Roy D. Metcalf), Munzenmayer, Musselman, and Stewart (also known as "Small Group" dorms). These were no longer in use as of Fall 2008 and are being torn down as of Spring 2009.
  • Eastway: Allyn, Clark, Fletcher, and Manchester. These are the new First Year Experience dorms.
  • New Front: Prentice, Verder, Dunbar, and Engleman)
  • Centennial Court: Six buildings lettered A - F
  • Quad: Lake, Olson, Johnson, and Stopher
  • Allerton: Twelve apartment buildings for family student housing


Dining halls are in Eastway, Tri-Towers, Stewart in First Year Experience and Prentice, as well as multiple locations in the Student Center. Each of the residence hall dining locations also houses small grocery stores where students may use their board plan.

Learning communities
Within the dorms are 15 Learning Communities based on area of study:
  • Accelerated Bachelor of Business Administration (A-BBA)
  • Accounting Freshman Interest Group (AFIG)
  • A Community of Entrepreneurs (ACE)
  • College of Business Colleagues (CBC)
  • CCI Commons
  • Centennial Leadership Academy
  • Education Learning Community (ELC)
  • EXCEL
  • Global Passport Community
  • Honors Hall
  • Literacy and Independence for Family Education (LIFE)
  • Pathways
  • Physical Education Professional Learning Community (PEPLC)
  • Science Learning Community (SLC)
  • Quest


Athletics


Kent State's athletic teams are called the Golden Flashes. Their colors are Navy Blue and Gold. They compete in the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
's Division I (Bowl Subdivision for football), and the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I List of college athletic conferences with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from New York to Illinois....
 East division. Kent State fields 16 varsity athletic teams and one club team.

The Flashes had success in the Mid-American Conference, earned the Mid-American Conference's Reese Cup for best men's athetic program in 2000, 2002 and 2006 and the Jacoby Cup for best women's athletic program in 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004 and 2005.. In 2002 the Men's Basketball team advanced to NCAA "Elite Eight", while the baseball team, women's basketball, gymnastics, men's golf, and women's golf teams have won numerous MAC titles and advanced to NCAA tournament play. Some notable athletic alumni include: Missouri Tigers
Missouri Tigers football under Gary Pinkel

File:Gary-Pinkel-Mizzou-vs-Nevada-Sept-13-08.jpgGary Pinkel is the current head coach of the University of Missouri Missouri Tigers football college football team....
 head football coach Gary Pinkel
Gary Pinkel

Gary Robin Pinkel is the head college football coach of the University of Missouri. Pinkel, who has been coaching at Missouri since the 2001 season, previously coached at the University of Toledo, where he experienced success in the Mid-American Conference, winning a conference championship with the Rockets in 1995....
, 2003 British Open
British Open

The British Open commonly refers to The Open Championship men's golf tournament.British Open may also refer to the following sporting articles:...
 Champion and current PGA member Ben Curtis
Ben Curtis (golfer)

Ben Clifford Curtis is an United States professional golfer best known for winning the 2003 The Open Championship.Curtis was born in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio and grew up in Ostrander, Ohio, Ohio....
, former New York Yankees
New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball based in the Borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball's American League....
 catcher Thurman Munson
Thurman Munson

Thurman Lee Munson was an United States catcher in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Yankees from 1969 in baseball to 1979 in baseball....
, former Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the AFC North of the American Football Conference in the National Football League) ....
 linebacker Jack Lambert, ESPN Analyst and former college football coach Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz

Louis Leo Holtz is an author, television commentator, motivational speaker, and former NCAA football and NFL head coach. Holtz is the only coach in NCAA history to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 20 rankings....
, San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. They are currently members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 tight end Antonio Gates
Antonio Gates

Antonio D. Gates is an American football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after giving up playing basketball after college....
, Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. They play in the AFC North division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 return specialist Joshua Cribbs
Joshua Cribbs

Joshua Cribbs is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver, special teams, and occasionally quarterback for the National Football League's Cleveland Browns....
, former San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California since their founding in 1969. They play in the National League West....
 pitcher Dustin Hermanson
Dustin Hermanson

Dustin Michael Hermanson is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.After being selected in the 1st round of the amateur draft by, and playing for, the San Diego Padres, he bounced around the majors, playing for the Montreal Expos, St....
, Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida, and the reigning 2008 American League Championship Series....
 pitcher Andy Sonnanstine
Andy Sonnanstine

Andrew Michael Sonnanstine is a starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. Sonnanstine is a graduate of Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio, Ohio, and attended Kent State University....
, Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The Twins are a member of the American League Central of Major League Baseball's American League....
 pitcher Matt Guerrier
Matt Guerrier

Matthew Olson Guerrier is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher, for the Minnesota Twins. He attended college at Kent State University, and made his major league debut on June 17, ....
, and Alabama Crimson Tide head football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 coach Nick Saban
Nick Saban

Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide Football college football team. Saban has previously served as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and three other National Collegiate Athletic Association universities: LSU Tigers football, Michigan State Spartans football and Toledo Rockets....
.

The Golden Flashes compete in the following sports:

* Fall Sports
** Men's Cross Country
Cross country running

Cross Country running is a sport in which runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain. The courses used at these events may include Poaceae, mud, woodlands, and water....

** Women's Cross Country
** Men's Rugby
Rugby union

Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
 (club team)
** Women's Rugby (club team)
** Field Hockey
Field hockey

Field hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score Goal by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal....

** Football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....

** Men's Golf
Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
*
** Women's Golf*
** Women's Soccer
** Women's Volleyball
Volleyball

Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....


* Winter Sports
** Men's Basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....

** Women's Basketball
** Women's Gymnastics
Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility and coordination. Artistic Gymnastics is the best known and most popular of the gymnastics sports governed by the F?d?ration Internationale de Gymnastique ....

** Men's Ice Hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 (club team)
** Men's Track and Field
Athletics (track and field)

Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
 (Indoor season)
** Women's Track and Field (Indoor season)
** Wrestling
Collegiate wrestling

Collegiate wrestling is the style of amateur wrestling practiced at the college and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling is sometimes known as folkstyle wrestling because by and large, it is the style that emerged out of the folk wrestling styles practiced in the early history of the United States....


* Spring Sports
** Baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...

** Men's Golf*
** Women's Golf*
** Softball
Softball

Softball is a Team sport sport popular especially in the United States. It is a direct descendant of baseball and the rules of both sports are substantially similar....

** Men's Track and Field (Outdoor season)
** Women's Track and Field (Outdoor season)
*=the golf teams' season begins in the fall, but continues through most of the school year, culminating in the league and NCAA tournaments in the spring.

City of Kent, Ohio


Kent State's main campus is located in Kent, Ohio
Kent, Ohio

Kent is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in the northeastern part of Ohio and the western edge of Portage County....
. Historically, Kent's growth was influenced by the canals and rail and the city was known as a strong location for the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century African American Slavery in the United States in the United States to escape to free state and Canada with the aid of Abolitionism who were sympathetic to their cause....
. Known as the Tree City, Kent is home to the Davey Tree Expert Company, a leader in tree sales and growth. With a population of 27,906 Kent offers a suburban, accessible setting. Nearby cities include Streetsboro
Streetsboro, Ohio

Streetsboro is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is formed from the former township of Streetsboro, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve....
, Stow
Stow, Ohio

Stow is a city in Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 32,139 at the United States Census 2000, and 34,051 as of 2007. It is a suburb of Akron, Ohio and is part of the Akron Akron metropolitan area....
, Hudson
Hudson, Ohio

Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,439 at the United States Census 2000, making it the 389th List of Midwestern cities by size....
, Ravenna
Ravenna, Ohio

Ravenna is a city in Portage County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It was formed from portions of Ravenna Township, Portage County, Ohio in the Connecticut Western Reserve....
 and Akron
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
.

Alma Mater & Fight Song

Alma Mater:
From the beauty land Ohio comes a universal praise,
'Tis the song of Alma Mater that her sons and daughters raise.
'Tis a Hail to Kent forever, on the Cuyahoga shore,
Now we join the loving thousands as they sing it o'er and o'er.
Hail to Thee, our Alma Mater.
O, how beautiful Thou art,
High enthroned upon the hilltop,
Reigning over every heart.

Fight Song:
Fight on for KSU
Fight for the Blue and Gold!
We're out to beat the foe;
Fight on brave and bold!
Fight on for victory,
Don't stop until we're through.
We're all together,
Let's go forward, K-S-U!

University Press

is the publishing arm of Kent State University. Their mission is "to advance knowledge through publishing" and is controlled by an Editorial Board of Kent faculty. As a member of the Association of American University Presses, it is included in the select group of more than 100 university-sponsored scholarly presses, whose outstanding programs make them an important segment of the publishing and academic community.

The Press began in 1965 under the direction of Howard Allen and published in the University faculty strengths in literary criticism. In 1972 Paul Rohmann became the Press's second director and expanded the Press's publishing program to include regional studies and ethnomusicology. In 1985 historian John Hubbell assumed the directorship and for fifteen years saw the staff and publishing program grow to include widely regarded lists in Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
 history and Ohio history. Today, under director Will Underwood, the Press publishes 30 to 35 titles a year and reaches a large and appreciative audience.

Notable alumni

  • Tom Batiuk
    Tom Batiuk

    Tom Batiuk is an United States comic strip creator. His best-known comic strip is Funky Winkerbean.Batiuk attended Kent State University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting....
    , comic strip author of Funky Winkerbean
    Funky Winkerbean

    Funky Winkerbean is a comic strip created by high school teacher Tom Batiuk , which debuted on March 26, 1972.The strip is centered on Westview High School and initially focused on several of its students: the title character, Funky Winkerbean, Crazy Harry Klinghorn, Barry Balderman, Bull Bushka, Cindy Summers, Junebug, Leslie P....
     and Crankshaft
    Crankshaft (comic strip)

    Crankshaft is an eponymous comic strip about an elderly, curmudgeonly school bus driver which debuted on June 8, 1987. Written by Tom Batiuk and drawn by Chuck Ayers, Crankshaft is a spin-off from Batiuk?s comic strip Funky Winkerbean....
  • Bob Borden
    Bob Borden

    Bob Borden is a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman. He began as a mailroom intern while attending Kent State University. Letterman soon began using him in various sketches, including "Dave Finds Bob a Date" and "Bob Borden Looks for Urkel." In the ten years since, Borden has held several positions, with the two most-recent b...
    , writer and frequent contributor, Late Show with David Letterman
    Late Show with David Letterman

    The Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night television talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated....
  • Bertice Berry
    Bertice Berry

    Dr. Bertice Berry is an United States sociologist, author, lecturer, and educator.Berry grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware. She graduated Latin honors from Jacksonville University in Florida, and earned a Ph.D....
    , sociologist, author, lecturer, comedian, educator, and former talk show host
  • John Caparulo
    John Caparulo

    John Caparulo is an American stand-up comedian.Caparulo graduated from Kent State University. He then started his Stand-up comedy career in the night clubs of Cleveland and Pittsburgh in 1997....
    , comedian
  • Michael Capellas
    Michael Capellas

    Michael David Capellas has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Data Corporation since September 2007. He was previously Chairman and CEO of Compaq Computer Corporation, President of the post-merger Hewlett-Packard, President and CEO of WorldCom , and Acting CEO of Serena Software....
    , president of Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett-Packard

    The Hewlett-Packard Company , commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States....
    , president and CEO of WorldCom
    Worldcom

    Worldcom may refer to:* MCI Inc.* Worldcom Public Relations GroupExternal References:...
     (later MCI
    MCI

    MCI may refer to:* 1101, as Roman numerals*mCi, millicurie, 1/1000 of a curie, a non-SI unit of radioactivity, 1 mCi = 3.7×107 radioactive decay per second or becquerels....
    ), and acting CEO of Serena Software
    Serena Software

    Serena Software Inc is an Application Lifecycle Management Computer software company headquartered in Redwood City, California. It was founded in June, 1980 by Doug Troxel in San Francisco....
  • Vincent J. Cardinal
    Vincent J. Cardinal

    Vincent J. Cardinal and raised in Kent, Ohio is the Chairman of the Theatre Arts Department at the University of Miami and producing artistic director of the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre....
    , playwright and director
  • Drew Carey
    Drew Carey

    Drew Allison Carey is an United States comedian, actor, and game show host. After serving in the United States Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring on his own Situation comedy, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as host on the U.S....
    , actor, comedian, host of TV's Price is Right
  • Carol Costello
    Carol Costello

    Carol Costello is a CNN correspondent assigned to The Situation Room, working out of the network's Washington, DC bureau. In the past, she has reported on a variety of fitness issues during "The Bod Squad" reports shown throughout CNN programs....
    , anchor and reporter for CNN
    CNN

    Cable News Network, almost always referred to by its initialism CNN, is a major US Cable News Network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first station to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television network in the United States....
  • Joshua Cribbs
    Joshua Cribbs

    Joshua Cribbs is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver, special teams, and occasionally quarterback for the National Football League's Cleveland Browns....
    , professional football player for the Cleveland Browns
    Cleveland Browns

    The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. They play in the AFC North division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  • Ben Curtis
    Ben Curtis (golfer)

    Ben Clifford Curtis is an United States professional golfer best known for winning the 2003 The Open Championship.Curtis was born in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio and grew up in Ostrander, Ohio, Ohio....
    , professional golfer
  • John de Lancie
    John de Lancie

    John de Lancie is an United States actor. He is known for his recurring role as Q on the various Star Trek series, and as Frank Simmons in Stargate SG-1....
    , actor
  • John Dennis
    John Dennis (talk show host)

    John Dennis is a radio talk show host for WEEI. He is best known for his show, Dennis and Callahan....
    , radio talk show personality and television sportscaster
  • Stephen R. Donaldson
    Stephen R. Donaldson

    Stephen Reeder Donaldson is an United States fantasy fiction, science fiction and Mystery fiction novelist. He earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and master's degree from Kent State University....
    , author
  • Donald Erb
    Donald Erb

    Donald Erb was an American composer best known for large orchestral works such as Concerto for Brass and Orchestra and Klangfarbenfunk....
    , composer
  • John Filo
    John Filo

    John Paul Filo photographed the 1971 Pulitzer Prize winning photo of a 14-year-old runaway girl , crying while kneeling over the body of 20-year-old Jeffrey Miller, one of the victims of the Kent State shootings....
    , photographer
  • Quinton Flynn
    Quinton Flynn

    Quinton Joseph Flynn , is an United States voice actor, actor and writer.He is most notable for providing the English language voices of video game characters such as Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Croix in La Pucelle: Tactics, Organization XIII#VIII....
    , voice actor
  • Angela Funovits
    Angela Funovits

    Angela Funovits is an United States Magic , Mentalist and medical student. She is best known in the US for her performances on NBC?s Phenomenon ....
    , mentalist/illusionist, star of NBC's Phenomenon
    Phenomenon (TV series)

    Phenomenon was a competition show judged by illusionists Uri Geller and Criss Angel and hosted by Tim Vincent which debuted live on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 on NBC....
  • Antonio Gates
    Antonio Gates

    Antonio D. Gates is an American football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after giving up playing basketball after college....
     Tight End for the San Diego Chargers
    San Diego Chargers

    The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. They are currently members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  • Matt Guerrier
    Matt Guerrier

    Matthew Olson Guerrier is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher, for the Minnesota Twins. He attended college at Kent State University, and made his major league debut on June 17, ....
    , professional baseball player
  • Arsenio Hall
    Arsenio Hall

    Arsenio Hall is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for his talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show, which ran between 1989 and 1994....
    , talk show host
  • James Harrison, linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers
    Pittsburgh Steelers

    The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the AFC North of the American Football Conference in the National Football League) ....
  • Jared Hartung, journalist
  • Dustin Hermanson
    Dustin Hermanson

    Dustin Michael Hermanson is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.After being selected in the 1st round of the amateur draft by, and playing for, the San Diego Padres, he bounced around the majors, playing for the Montreal Expos, St....
    , professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
    Chicago White Sox

    The Chicago White Sox are a Major North American professional sports teams baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox presently play in the American League's American League Central in Major League Baseball....
  • Dave Holmes (sportscaster)
    Dave Holmes (sportscaster)

    David Holmes is an United States sportscaster and was also the winner of Dream Job , the ESPN reality television talent search show that looks for new on-air talent for the all-sports television network....
    , winner of ESPN
    ESPN

    ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
    's Dream Job
    Dream Job

    Dream Job was an United States reality television show from ESPN, which began on February 22, 2004. It was the network's second reality show, with two editions of Beg, Borrow & Deal having previously aired....
  • Lou Holtz
    Lou Holtz

    Louis Leo Holtz is an author, television commentator, motivational speaker, and former NCAA football and NFL head coach. Holtz is the only coach in NCAA history to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 20 rankings....
    , college football coach, television sportscaster
  • Chrissie Hynde
    Chrissie Hynde

    Chrissie Hynde is an American rock musician, best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history....
    , lead singer for the The Pretenders
    The Pretenders

    The Pretenders are a United Kingdom rock music band. The original band consisted of group founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers ....
  • Daniel Johnston
    Daniel Johnston

    Daniel Dale Johnston is an United States singer, songwriter, musician, and artist. Johnston was the subject of the 2006 Documentary film The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He currently lives in Waller, Texas....
    , singer-songwriter
  • Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton

    'Michael John Douglas' , better known by the stage name 'Michael Keaton', is an American actor, known for his early comedic roles in films such as Night Shift , Beetlejuice, and his portrayal of Batman in the two Tim Burton-directed films of the series, as well as lead roles in the late 1990s and 2000s including Jackie Brown, ...
    , actor
  • Vic Ketchman, sport journalist
  • Don King
    Don King

    Donald "Don" King , is an United States boxing Promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality. His career has been highlighted by experience promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle," the "Thrilla in Manila," and the ascent and fall of Mike Tyson....
    , boxing promoter
  • Jack Lambert, former Pittsburgh Steelers
    Pittsburgh Steelers

    The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the AFC North of the American Football Conference in the National Football League) ....
     linebacker and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
    Pro Football Hall of Fame

    The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, Ohio, United States, on September 7 1963 with 17 charter inductees....
  • Mike Lebowitz
    Mike Lebowitz

    Michael J. Lebowitz is an award-winning international journalist, as well as a noted Washington, DC attorney and expert in the field of military law and Military Expression....
    , attorney, pioneer in military free speech, military law
    Military law

    Military law is a distinct legal system to which members of armed forces are subject. Most countries have special additional laws, and often a legal system, which are applicable to members of their military but not usually to civilians....
  • Hal McCoy
    Hal McCoy

    Hal McCoy is a Cincinnati Reds beat writer for the Dayton Daily News . He was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 as the winner of the J....
    , Cincinnati Reds
    Cincinnati Reds

    The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. They are members of the National League Central of the National League....
     Beat Writer, Baseball Hall of Fame Member
  • Ben McDaniels, assistant coach for the Denver Broncos
  • Nigel McGuinness
    Nigel McGuinness

    Nigel McGuinness is the ring name of an England professional wrestling, currently working for Ring of Honor in the United States and Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan....
     professional wrestler, currently working for Ring of Honour
  • Gene Michael
    Gene Michael

    Eugene Richard Michael is a former player, manager and executive in Major League Baseball....
    , Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     professional baseball player, mananger, and scout
  • Mark Mothersbaugh
    Mark Mothersbaugh

    Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an United States musician, composer, singer and Painting....
    , Gerald Casale
    Gerald Casale

    Gerald V. Casale is the bass guitar/synthesizer player, a vocalist, and one of the founding members of the new wave band Devo. Along with Mothersbaugh, who he met at Kent State University, Casale co-wrote most of Devo's material , designed Devo's distinctive attire over the years with Mothersbaugh, and directed most of Devo's videos....
    , and Bob Lewis
    Bob Lewis (musician)

    Robert Curtis Lewis was a founding member of the New wave music band Devo. He played basketball briefly for Bobby Knight at Cuyahoga Falls, was a National Merit Scholar at Kent State University, and the first student at the university to earn a degree in anthropology, graduating shortly after the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970....
    , founders of the new wave band Devo
    Devo

    Devo , often spelled DEVO or DEV-O, is an American Rock music group formed in Akron, Ohio in 1973. They are best known for their 1980 hit "Whip It", which made it to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
  • Thurman Munson
    Thurman Munson

    Thurman Lee Munson was an United States catcher in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Yankees from 1969 in baseball to 1979 in baseball....
    , professional baseball player with the New York Yankees
    New York Yankees

    The New York Yankees are a professional baseball based in the Borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball's American League....
    , Rookie of the Year
    MLB Rookie of the Year Award

    In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America ....
    , and MLB Most Valuable Player Award
    MLB Most Valuable Player Award

    The Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America....
     winner
  • Dav Pilkey
    Dav Pilkey

    David "Dav" Pilkey , is a popular children's literature author and artist. Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the Captain Underpants book series....
    , children's author, Captain Underpants
    Captain Underpants

    Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is a series of United States Children's literature about two fourth School grades , George Beard and Harold Hutchins, and the aptly-named superhero they accidentally create by hypnotizing their principal, Mr....
  • Jeff Richmond
    Jeff Richmond

    Jeffrey "Jeff" W. Richmond is an United States composer, actor and television producer. Richmond currently produces and composes the music for 30 Rock, a situation comedy created by and starring his wife Tina Fey....
    , composer and producer, 30 Rock
    30 Rock

    30 Rock is an United States television comedy series created by Tina Fey that currently airs on NBC. The series takes place behind the scenes of a fictional Live television sketch comedy series depicted as airing on NBC; the name "30 Rock" refers to the GE Building where NBC Studios is located and which has the address "30 Rockefeller Pla...
  • Alice Ripley
    Alice Ripley

    Alice Ripley is an United States actress, singer and songwriter.Born one of eleven children in San Leandro, California, Ripley went to DePauw University where her voice was famous at Delta Gamma....
    , actress and singer
  • B.R. Rosplock, fine arts & design; DJ/producer
  • James J. Ruggiero, model, actor
  • Nick Saban
    Nick Saban

    Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide Football college football team. Saban has previously served as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and three other National Collegiate Athletic Association universities: LSU Tigers football, Michigan State Spartans football and Toledo Rockets....
    , head football coach at the University of Alabama
    University of Alabama

    The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
  • Paul Sahre, graphic designer, illustrator, author, educator
  • David Sedaris
    David Sedaris

    David Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated United States humorist, writer, comedian, detective, bestselling author, and radio contributor.Sedaris was first publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "SantaLand Diaries"....
    , author, humorist
  • Connie Schultz
    Connie Schultz

    Connie Schultz , of Avon, Ohio, is a nationally syndicated columnist based at The Plain Dealer newspaper. She won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, beating Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times and Tommy Tomlinson of The Charlotte Observer....
    , columnist for The Plain Dealer
    The Plain Dealer (newspaper)

    The Plain Dealer is the major daily newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio. It has the largest newspaper circulation of any Ohio newspaper, and is a top 20 newspaper for circulation in the United States....
    , 2005 Pulitzer Prize
    2005 Pulitzer Prize

    The Pulitzer Prizes for 2005 were announced on 2005-04-04....
     winner
  • Andy Sonnanstine
    Andy Sonnanstine

    Andrew Michael Sonnanstine is a starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. Sonnanstine is a graduate of Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio, Ohio, and attended Kent State University....
    , starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
    Tampa Bay Rays

    The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida, and the reigning 2008 American League Championship Series....
  • Steve Stone (baseball player)
    Steve Stone (baseball player)

    Steven Michael Stone , nicknamed Stoney, is an United States former Major League Baseball player and current sportscaster and author.He was one of the best Jewish-American pitchers in major league history, 3rd career-wise in wins and strikeouts , behind Ken Holtzman and Sandy Koufax, and 9th in games ....
    , baseball pitcher, winner of the Cy Young Award
    Cy Young Award

    The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League leagues....
    , sportscaster
  • Harry Stout, religious historian, endowed scholar at Yale University
    Yale University

    Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League....
     (Ph.D. in history)
  • Betty Sutton
    Betty Sutton

    Betty Sue Sutton is a politician from Ohio. She is currently the Congresswoman for Ohio's 13th congressional district of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives, serving since 2007....
    , congresswoman for Ohio's 13th congressional district
    Ohio's 13th congressional district

    The 13th Ohio Congressional Districts of Ohio is represented by United States House of Representatives Betty Sutton, who defeated Republican Craig L. Foltin on Nov....
  • Bonnie Turner
    Bonnie and Terry Turner

    Bonnie and Terry Turner are a husband-and-wife writing team, best known for creating the situation comedy 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show , for NBC and Fox Broadcasting Company respectively....
    , writer/creator, 3rd Rock from the Sun
    3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun is an Emmy Award-winning American situation comedy that aired from 1996 in television until 2001 in television on NBC....
     and That 70's Show
  • Crista Nicole Wagner
    Crista Nicole

    Crista Nicole , aka Crista Nicole Wagner or Crista Wagner, is an United States model and actor. She was born in Springfield, Ohio. She graduated from Northeastern High School in Springfield, Ohio where she used to play basketball and run track....
    , swimsuit model, Playboy
    Playboy

    Playboy is an American men's magazine, founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, with a presence in nearly every medium....
     Playmate
    Playmate

    A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month . The PMOM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, as well as a short biography and the "Playmate Data Sheet", which lists her birthdate, measurements, turn-ons, and turn-offs....
  • Joe Walsh
    Joe Walsh

    Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an United States guitarist, songwriter, and rock musician. He has been a member of three successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm , and The Eagles....
    , rock and roll guitarist, the Eagles
    Eagles

    The Eagles are an American rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California during the early 1970s. The group chose the name Eagles as a nod to The Byrds ....
     (received honorary doctorate in 2001)
  • Jack Williams
    Jack Williams

    John Henry Williams Victoria Cross Distinguished Conduct Medal Military Medal , was a Wales recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations forces....
    , defensive back for the Denver Broncos
    Denver Broncos

    The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference AFC West in the National Football League ....
  • De'Angelo Wilson
    De'Angelo Wilson

    De'Angelo Ke'Shine Hill Wilson was an actor and hip hop artist.Born in Dayton, Ohio, Wilson was best known for playing DJ Iz in 8 Mile and performed roles on various television programs....
    , actor
  • Brian Windhurst, Cleveland Cavaliers
    Cleveland Cavaliers

    The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team and won their first Eastern Conference Championship in 2007....
     beat writer
  • Amy Young, owner of Perihelion Arts Contemporary Gallery
  • Usama Young
    Usama Young

    Usama Young is an American football cornerback in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Kent State University....
    , defensive back for the New Orleans Saints
    New Orleans Saints

    The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints play in the NFC South of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  • Thomas "TC" Cletzer, music producer
  • Kevin Stewart-Magee
    Kevin Stewart-Magee

    Kevin Stewart-Magee born September 10, 1957 in Iran, raised in Ohio, USA. Stewart-Magee is a Scottish American fine art Painting and muralist in California....
     fine art muralist and painter
  • Billy Liber, lead vocalist for Amplexus
    Amplexus

    Amplexus is a form of pseudocopulation in which a male amphibian grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process. At the same time or with some time delay, he fertilizes the female eggs with fluid containing spermatozoon....
  • Abram Elam
    Abram Elam

    Abram Elam is an American football Safety in the National Football League who plays for the New York Jets. On September 12, 2007 he signed with the Jets....
    , safety for the New York Jets
    New York Jets

    The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. They are members of the AFC East of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....


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