Community & Society
Former University President Honored by Kent State and Cleveland State Universities
A celebration of life event was held today on the campus of Cleveland State University to honor the late Michael Schwartz, who was a past university president of Kent State and Cleveland State.
Robots Take Over the College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted a qualifying competition for the First Tech Challenge 2024 Robotics Competition.
High Style: Kent State’s School of Fashion Rules the Runway
​Students, faculty and alumni from Kent State University’s world-renowned School of Fashion sent some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show that benefitted Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.
IN A FLASH: Thinking Ahead to Summer
Kent State students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.
The History of Black History Month
Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Kent State University, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.
Touchdown! Kent State Football Squad Scores with I Promise School Students
Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters.
Kent State Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts
A Kent State staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio.
IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness
Members of Kent State's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.
Solving Parking Problems is Winning Idea
Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.
MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement
Kent State's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center.