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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's history of support for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) community is well documented. Earlier this year, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's LGBTQ+ Center celebrated its 10-year anniversary while PRIDE!ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï (founded as the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Gay Liberation Front (KGLF) in 1971) observed five decades at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, making it the longest continuously operating LGBTQ student organization in the country. Ken Ditlevson has been the director of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s LGBTQ+ Center since 2014. For Pride Month, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Today asked him a few questions about this landmark year....

KENT, Ohio – Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., Dean of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State College of Administration, has been named a 2021 recipient of the American Marketing Association (AMA), Marketing for Higher Education Special Interest Group (Higher Ed SIG) Lifetime Achievement Award. The Higher Ed SIG Lifetime Achievement Award honors a marketing scholar who has demonstrated distinct accomplishments and dedication to the area of higher education in the marketing discipline. Spake is Dean of the College of Business Administration and Professor of Marketing at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï. She serves on the Initial ...

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Porthouse Theatre is thrilled to announce a special Buy One, Get One Free offer for tickets for ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State faculty and staff for the remaining performances of "Quilters," running through Saturday, July 3.  ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State employees may reserve these specially discounted tickets online at the link below or by calling the Porthouse Box Office at 330-672-3884. In order to secure the offer, please provide the code QUILTERS. If you are ordering tickets online, please make sure you login on the ticketing website with your Flashline credentials in order for the code to work. Reserve Ticket...

Born five decades ago as the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Gay Liberation Front at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, PRIDE! ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï is the country’s oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.  Noll came to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State in 1961 as an instructor in the Department of English and became an assistant professor upon completion of her doctorate. In a time when the atmosphere in the country, and on campus, was not easily accepting of gay students and faculty, Noll came out as one of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Stat...

During Pride Month in June, people around the country recognize activists and members of the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus) community. As we all strive to learn about the wide array of sexual orientations and gender identities, the School of Art would like to spotlight some students in our own community who identify as LGBTQ+.  Transgender people, or people whose gender identity or psychological self does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth, face complex issues in day-to-day life. For some trans artists, these issues or ideas of gender identity...

As the pandemic raged on throughout 2020, a plan was already in the works to better serve students' mental health. It was executed at the right time. After recognizing the need to continue focusing on mental health efforts as a university and stepping up its services, the thought process shifted to thinking critically about how best to offer support services and resources to the student population. Another priority became educating faculty, staff, and the entire campus community on how students can access those resources. In 2019, Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar Hylton charge...

During the 51st May 4 Commemoration, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State unveiled new bronze markers to honor the nine students who were wounded by gunfire on May 4, 1970, and to designate their location on the site during the tragic incident. The markers, which are 11 inches in diameter and recessed in limestone bases, identify the locations where the nine students were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on May 4, 1970, during an anti-war demonstration. A video featuring the new markers premiered during the 51st Commemoration on May 4, 2021, that focused on the nine wounded students: Alan Canfor...