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by Lisa Abraham�鶹ӰԺ MagazineSeptember 17, 2025With wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine and a tumultuous presidential election cycle, the overthrow of the autocratic government of Bangladesh made few U.S. headlines in 2024.Yet the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which followed a student-led mass uprising against her regime in July 2024, caused serious concern among �鶹ӰԺ professors from the School of Peace and Conflict Studies. Within months of the July Revolution, two �鶹ӰԺ State professors were on the ground in Bangladesh working with the University of...

Are you curious about getting involved in undergraduate research? Do you want to hear from students who have already gained valuable experience in the lab?Join us for Exploring the Elements: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry, a free event open to all undergraduate students. You'll learn how to get started, discover the benefits of participating in research, and hear directly from faculty and graduate students who are eager to welcome undergraduates into their research groups.The program will also feature tours of laboratories currently accepting undergraduate students and an Honors College a...

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare by EmailThe Wick Poetry Center will begin the 2025 Fall Semester with a book launch, poetry readings and a new exhibit from its Poets for Science collaboration.A book launch for “The Nature of Our Times” by Phillip Levin, Ph.D., director of United by Nature, will take place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18, at the �鶹ӰԺ Student Center Ballroom Balcony.Published by Paloma Press in collaboration with the Wick Poetry Center and Poets for Science, “The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders” is ...

KSU Navigate, our academic success platform, provides new resources, making it quick and easy for students to get assistance when needed. Also, faculty and instructors can request additional support for students.Faculty and Instructors Support for StudentsEarly Alerts is a new and improved collaborative system that makes it easy for faculty and instructors to submit academic-related concerns on behalf of students, connecting students with campus resources. Faculty and instructors can access Early Alerts training resources to learn more.Additional Resources for StudentsFlash Help is a support s...

Open Enrollment and Wellness FairsTo aid in your 2026 coverage decision-making, the Benefits team will hold Open Enrollment and Wellness Fairs at each campus. These fairs are an opportunity for employees to learn more about the benefits available to them. The Employee Benefits and Wellness team, as well as representatives from the university’s various benefits providers, will be present to answer questions. Biometric screenings and flu shots will also be available on those days.Please note that all benefits-eligible employees are strongly encouraged to go through ...

�鶹ӰԺ and the University of Cincinnati have been awarded a nearly $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation's GRANTED program to launch the Supporting and Harmonizing Research Endeavors (SHARE) program. This initiative will transform how research institutions across the region collaborate, share expertise and develop the next generation of research leaders.Led by Co-Principal Investigators Douglas L. Delahanty of �鶹ӰԺ, Jane E. Strasser of the University of Cincinnati, and James Reecy of Iowa State, the SHARE program addresses critical national needs...

 As an Environmental Studies senior, Kiki Masters spent the summer looking underground. With mentorship from Tim Gallagher, PhD in the Department of Earth Sciences, Masters joined �鶹ӰԺ State’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), to study how carbon moves out of soils and what that means for climate change. “My research looks at how carbon moves out of soils,” Masters explained. “I collect gases from the soil at different depths and in areas with different amounts of vegetation...

 �鶹ӰԺ’s Wick Poetry Center recently helped create a new mural for the Haymaker Farmers’ Market.According to the Akron Beacon Journal, the new mural, located in downtown �鶹ӰԺ on Franklin Avenue, is now the largest mural in Portage County and pays homage to both farmers and shoppers alike.  The design now features the “Haymaker Community Poem,” a project launched by the Wick Poetry Center that drew inspiration from shoppers and vendors who submitted poems for the market’s 30th anniversary.“We were thrilled to create the website and prompts, to gather a harvest of voice...

 As an Environmental Studies senior, Kiki Masters spent the summer looking underground. With mentorship from Tim Gallagher, PhD in the Department of Earth Sciences, Masters joined �鶹ӰԺ State’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), to study how carbon moves out of soils and what that means for climate change. “My research looks at how carbon moves out of soils,” Masters explained. “I collect gases from the soil at different depths and in areas with different amounts of vegetation...

Midterm grades are required for full-term (Aug. 18, 2025, through Dec. 7, 2025), lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000). Faculty may submit midterm grades for upper-division undergraduate courses (levels 30000, 40000) as well, but it is not required. Midterm grading began Sep. 8, 2025, via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester. Midterm grading policies can be found in the University Catalog.The deadline for midterm grade submission is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. Midterm grades may not be report...