Kent State University

The Kent State University ( also known as Kent State or KSU ) is a public university in Kent, Ohio. With 34 491 students, it is according to the Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati is the third largest university in Ohio. In addition to the main campus in Kent, there are other locations in Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas. The college was founded in 1910.

On May 4, 1970 four students were killed in the Kent State massacre in hail of bullets of the National Guard, which had been called in to end the four -day protest against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.

Faculties

• Architecture and Environmental Design
• Communication and Information Sciences
• Arts
• Arts and Sciences
• Education, Health and Human Services
• Care
• Technology
• Further education
• Economics
• Honors College

Interdisciplinary programs:

• Biomedical Sciences
• Financial Engineering
• Information architecture and knowledge management

Other programs:

• Aerospace
• Military Sciences

Sports

The sports teams of the Kent State University Golden Flashes are the. The university is a member of the Mid- American Conference.

Famous people

• John de Lancie - Actor
• Lou Holtz - Retired Football Coach, Sportscaster
• Chrissie Hynde - Rock singer ( no degree)
• Michael Keaton - Actor ( no degree)
• Jack Lambert - a former American football player
• James Harrison - former American football player
• Mark Mothersbaugh - Musician ( Devo )
• Thurman Munson - Baseball Player
• Dirk Hayhurst - Baseball Player
• Gerald Tinker - Athlete, Olympic Champion
• Joe Walsh - Rock and Roll Musicians (no degree, received an honorary doctorate 2001)
• Nicholas Nemeth - Wrestlers