Kent State University Chicago Alumni

08/29/2023

KENT VS UCF WATCH PARTY
Join fellow alumni 6 pm, Thursday, August 31 at The Pony Inn, 1638 W. Belmont, Chicago for the Kent vs UCF game. UCF alumni have kindly invited us to join them. (The Pony is an official bar of UCF and friends with one of our alumus.) The event is complimentary but reservations are encouraged. Friends and family welcome.

We are long overdue for an event. We look forward to reconnecting and cheering our team on!

Parking: There is plenty of metered street parking on the block. Park west of The Pony and it's free.

Address: 1638 West Belmont, Chicago

Register: https://shorturl.at/wCIZ5

03/15/2023

2023 MAC Champions! Golden Flashes Head to NCAA Tournament

The Golden Flashes are going to the Big Dance! This is the first appearance in the NCAA Tournament for men’s basketball since 2017. Our Mid-American Conference Champion and No. 13 seed Golden Flashes will take on the No. 4 seed Indiana Hoosiers Friday, March 17, at MVP Arena in Albany, New York, in the first round of this always exciting, full-of-surprises tournament! Game time is slated for 9:55 p.m. EDT.

05/04/2020

Today marks 50 years since the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970. The 50th commemoration website features learning resources, events, related links, videos and more to honor and remember this significant moment in American history. The centerpiece of the online commemoration will be a special video tribute, which will air at noon today, May 4. Tune in and learn more: https://www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50

10/17/2018

We thought that you may be intrested in this. College of the Arts’ Distinguished Alumni and Faculty Awards recipients for 2018:
Margarita Benitez
(Associate Professor, FDM)
Distinguished Achievement in Research or Creative Activity Faculty Award
Daniel-Raymond Nadon
(Professor, Theatre & Dance)
Distinguished Achievement in Teaching Faculty Award
William Perrine
(Senior Lecturer, FDM)
Distinguished Achievement in Service Faculty Award
Terry Miller
(School of Music/Ethnomusicology)
Distinguished Retired/Emeritus Faculty Award
Jamila Kekulah Kinney
(BFA Dance alumna; Owner and Practitioner of Moving Soul Wellness, Chicago, IL)
Transforming Lives Alumni Award
Liz Maugans
(Art alumna; Director, YARDS Projects at Worthington Yards) and
Posthumous award, Jance Lentz Hatch
(School of Art alumna and noted painter)
Distinguished Alumni Award
Tee Boyich
(BFA Theatre alumna; Mean Girls the Musical – standby for Cady, Gretchen, Janis, Adult Woman) and
Kristy Chen
(FDM alumna; Design Director at Donna Karan)
Outstanding Young Professional Alumni Award
President Emerita Dr. Carol Cartwright and Dr. Phil Cartwright
Arts Advocacy Award
Terri Kent
(Professor, Theatre and Dance and Producing Artistic Director, Porthouse Theatre)
Centennial Award
The annual Distinguished Alumni and Faculty Awards reception will be held on Saturday, November 3, beginning at 6 p.m. in the main lobby of the Center for the Visual Arts. An awards recognition program will accompany the wine and hors d’oeuvres reception.
I sincerely hope you will be able to join us on November 3. Reserve your seat here as soon aspossible as space is limited. Please contact Pam Hutson in the College of the Arts (330) 672-8384or at [email protected] any questions.
We would appreciate your RSVP no later than October 26.

11/29/2017

Don't forget to RSVP for our December 15 Chicago Alumni event at Bella Bacinos on Wacker. We look forward to enjoying the holiday season with you! Here's the link to RSVP:

07/20/2017

Calling all Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumni: Take our survey to tell us how you want to celebrate the journalism program turning 80 this year: https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3xeEQqUPnyqHJU9

04/01/2016

http://www.ksualumni.org/s/401/social.aspx?sid=401&gid=1&pgid=2761&cid=5636&post_id=0

Be a big part of Homecoming 2016 on Oct. 1 by submitting your best Kent State design for our official Homecoming 2016 T-shirt. The T-shirt contest is open to all students, alumni, faculty and staff. Please submit your design by April 22.

12/08/2014

Chicago "Spirits" Tasting December 14

Golden Flashes, it's time to get into the holiday "spirit" by tasting a variety of spirits at Koval Distillery in Chicago. Join us for a tour of the distillery and sample up to nine different spirits, including gin, vodka, whiskey and liqueur.

The tour will also provide a history of the company, distilling and other fun facts about whiskey in the United States. Participants will also receive a 10% discount in the retail store after the tour. Participants must be 21-years-old to attend. Registration is required in advance. Cost is $10 for alumni association members and $15 for non-members.

Deadline to register is December 11.


Date & Location
Date: 12/14/2014
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location:
Koval Distillery
5121 N Ravenswood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(Two blocks west of Ashland, one block south of Foster)
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Golden Flashes, it's time to get into the holiday "spirit" by tasting a variety of spirits at Koval Distillery in Chicago. Join us for a tour of the distillery and sample up to nine different spirits, including gin, vodka, whiskey and liqueur.

11/21/2014

"Spirits Tasting" at Koval Distillery in Chicago

Join KSU alumni for a distillery tour and spirit sampling on Sunday, Dec 14 6-7:30 PM.

Cost: $10 for alumni association members/ $15 non-members.

Click link below for more information and to RSVP.

Golden Flashes, it's time to get into the holiday "spirit" by tasting a variety of spirits at Koval Distillery in Chicago. Join us for a tour of the distillery and sample up to nine different spirits, including gin, vodka, whiskey and liqueur.

11/12/2014

ATTENTION: Chicago Listening Tour and Alumni Reception - Nov 20!

Meet KSU President Beverly Warren next Thursday, Nov 20 at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel at 6 PM.

Registration is required (deadline to register is Nov 13)!

To RSVP and learn more about the event; visit the link below.

10/29/2014

We hope that you'll be able to attend this fun social evening with alumni and friends at Woodie's Flats. We'll be joining the Bowling Green Chicago Alumni. Bring your friends and cheer our teams to victory.