Free & confidential HIV testing through Community AIDS Network/Akron Pride Initiative (CANAPI). All testing is completed in a private location within the Student and Recreation Wellness Center.
Kent State University Police Services is located in the Stockdale Safety Building on the Kent Campus. You may contact Police Services or visit their website for information about campus safety, community policing, terrorism awareness, crisis intervention and many other services.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Center is dedicated to providing the students, faculty and staff at Kent State University with education, training, support and resources that cater to the gender and sexual minority community and its allies. The center is a welcoming environment to LGBTQ students and their allies. The informed staff strives to educate the campus community about sexual orientation and gender identity to ensure Kent State University remains a safe space for all students.
Safe Space Ally Training aims to equip students, faculty and staff with the tools for creating Safe Spaces and welcoming environments for LGBTQ+ students on campus.
The Safe Space Ally program is a comprehensive, ongoing training offered through the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Training Lab of Kent State University, with the LGBTQ+ Center taking a lead role in providing curriculum and facilitators. The training has the overarching goal of making KSU a safer, more welcoming space for all students. Safe Space Ally Training is a 4-hour training session, which consists of an LGBTQ+ Vocabulary 101, as well as a panel of students identifying as LGBTQ+.
The Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services, (SRVSS - pronounced, "serves"), at Kent State University, was established to educate students about personal safety and violence prevention, to empower them to build healthier relationships, and to be responsive to students in need.
The SRVSS office offers resources and education for:
Students
Faculty and Staff
Personal Safety
Sexual Assault and Rape
Relationship Violence
Stalking
It is our hope that this website will be helpful to anyone in our community who may be dealing with power-based personal violence and are in need of services, education or support.
Contact: Women’s Center
Phone: 330-672-9230
Address: Williamson House, 1200 Main St., Kent, Ohio
