Prioritizing Student Success

Police Academy cadets at Warren Family Mission

Police Academy grow beards and community goodwill

  This fall, Kent State Trumbull Police Academy grew beards and donations for the Warren Family Mission.  Typically, facial hair is discouraged while cadets complete their coursework in the academy; every November and December, that changes. Cadets participate in No-Shave November an…
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Honors students stocking the Care Closet

Flashes take care of Flashes

Kent State Trumbull's Honors students collaborated with Trumbull Satellite, a student-run multimedia digital magazine, to collect and deliver dry goods, canned foods and personal items to the campus Care Closet and Food Pantry.   Aside from taking on the challenge of rigorous coursework, Hono…
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Intel Scholarships Awarded to Kent State Tuscarawas Electrical/Electronic Technology Students

Two students in the College of Applied and Technical Studies (CATS) at Kent State University at Tuscarawas received the Intel Semiconductor Scholarship for Women award from the Intel Corporation. Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology students Kendall Hoffman and Patti La Belle Neighbor each received a scholarship of $5,000 to be used for education-related expenses (tuition, fees, books, and required expenses) and other expenses, such as transportation and childcare, incurred in the 2023-24 academic year.

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Isaac Arthur, ’01

Isaac Arthur, ’01, loves to discuss the infinite possibilities of space. His enthusiasm has led him to more than 767,000 subscribers and 600 videos on his YouTube channel “Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur.” He attracted the attention of the National Space Society, winning its Space Pioneer Award for Education via Mass Media in 2020 and taking on the role of president for the organization in 2023.

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Alumni and Giving

Rising Scholar Briana Hawkins

Stark Rising Scholar Pursues Dream

Rising Scholar Briana Hawkins is pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse. A junior at Kent State University at Stark, Briana’s nursing training has helped her in unexpected ways as she cared for her mother after she suffered traumatic burns in a household accident.

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Alumni and Giving

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Kent State Trumbull's new Digital Media Production Center hosts film festival for local youth

Kent State University at Trumbull's Digital Media Production Center, in partnership with Kent State Trumbull Theatre, Hounding Productions LLC, and Trumbull Satellite (a student-run digital magazine), is looking for local students interested who are interested in film to submit entries for its Stude…
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Making a Difference for Regional Students

The Rising Scholars program at each of the Kent State regional campuses has lofty goals for the 2023-24 academic year including high-impact and high-energy activities for scholars in every grade.

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Tom Batiuk, ’69

From the time he was a young child, Tom Batiuk, ’69, knew he wanted to be a cartoonist. The Funky Winkerbean creator drew inspiration for his characters and storylines from his real world, including his time at Kent State.

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Alumni and Giving

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LaunchNET Boosts Alumni Businesses

Thanks to support from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, LaunchNET Kent State is providing microgrants to alumni entrepreneurs to expand their businesses.

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Alumni and Giving

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CHEM-O-WEEN Event: Register Now!

Celebrate Chem-O-Ween Friday, October 27 from 6:02-8 p.m. with Kent State’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry!  Chem-O-Ween is our spooky celebration of Mole Day and the end of National Chemistry Week!   Join our chemistry department for chilling refreshments …
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