Directions to the Kent State Student Center

Kent State University is easily accessible from all directions via major interstate highways; Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana turnpikes; Cleveland Hopkins Airport; and Akron-Canton Airport.

From I-76

Take the Kent/Route 43 exit (exit 33) and proceed north to Route 261. Turn right (east) onto route 261. Proceed 1/4 mile to Campus Center Drive. Turn left onto Campus Center Drive and PROCEED TO THE STOP SIGN. TURN LEFT ONTO CAMPUS CENTER WEST follow it to the traffic light which is the junction of Campus Center Drive and Summit Street. At the traffic light proceed STRAIGHT through the light and enter the Student Center Parking lot on the left where parking is provided free for conference attendees. As a reference point, the 12-story University Library building is adjacent this intersection.

From I-80 (Ohio Turnpike)

Use exit 187/13 (Streetsboro). After the toll booth, proceed straight (follow Ravenna sign) onto Route 14 traveling southeast, go past Route 303 to Route 43. Turn right (south) on Route 43 and continue south for approximately six miles until you come to the traffic light at Haymaker Pkwy in Kent. Turn left (east) onto Haymaker and follow Haymaker to the traffic light and Haymaker and Lincoln. Turn right (south) onto Lincoln Street. Proceed on Lincoln Street to the first traffic light. Turn left at the light and proceed on Summit Street to the second traffic light. At the third traffic light make a left turn into the Student Center Parking lot where parking is provided free for conference attendees. As a reference point, the 12-story University Library building is adjacent this intersection.

From I-90

Proceed toward Cleveland. Take I-271 south to I-480 east; stay on I-480 until it becomes Route 14 in Streetsboro. Turn right (south) on Route 43 and continue south for approximately six miles until you come to the traffic light at Haymaker Pkwy in Kent. Turn left (east) onto Haymaker and follow Haymaker to the traffic light and Haymaker and Lincoln. Turn right (south) onto Lincoln Street. Proceed on Lincoln Street to the first traffic light. Turn left at the light and proceed on Summit Street to the second traffic light. At the third traffic light make a left turn into the Student Center Parking lot where parking is provided free for conference attendees. As a reference point, the 12-story University Library Building is adjacent this intersection.