With a roar that echoed across the launch site, Kent State University’s High-Power Rocket Team successfully launched the largest and most advanced rocket in its history on March 9, reaching an apogee of 11,517 feet and a top speed of 0.99 Mach—just shy of the speed of sound.The test launch marked a major milestone ahead of the team's entry into the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), the world’s largest collegiate rocket engineering event. Hosted by the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA), IREC draws student teams from around the globe to demonstrate student-r...

Fire & Ice Celebration at the Kent State Ice ArenaSaturday, June 28 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.Join us for a festive, family-friendly event where we bring the chill of winter to the warmth of summer. Enjoy a fun-filled day packed with exciting winter-themed activities that are sure to delight kids and parents alike!Activities Include:Snowman BouncePenguin EscapeOlaf KiddieStrikerPenguin Fish FlingPenguin BowlingIce FishingArts & CraftsPhoto Op with a ZamboniSelfie StationBubble Machine ZoneDelicious Eats:Fork in the Road – Culinary Services Food TruckKona Ice – Shaved Ice TreatsAdmission:Chi...

Attending Kent State Stark in the fall, Canton teen once questioned future.Aireanna Tyson didn’t always see college in her future. Growing up in Canton’s inner city, she knew what it was like to feel far from the classroom — where real life could pull your focus away from school, and college felt like something for someone else.“I wasn’t really going to classes. I wasn’t doing homework,” she said. “It hit me that if I didn’t buckle down, I wouldn’t even graduate.”That changed when she joined the Rising Scholars program at Kent State University at Stark.Academic Program Coordinator Lester Sande...