We proudly announce that Kent State University (KSU) has partnered with Southwest Airlines® to offer Kent State students and Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) a clear and direct route to becoming a Southwest Airlines First Officer through the carrier’s Destination 225° program. Southwest® created Destination 225° to build future pipelines to Pilot talent and the university pathway aims to provide a highly accessible, cost-effective, and innovative route to flying at a major carrier while pursuing a degree. The university pathway eases barriers to becoming a Southwest Airlines Fi...
The School of Peace & Conflict Studies, in celebration of International Women's Day, welcomes Amanda Donahoe, speaking on "Reproductive Rights in Post-Brexit Post-Conflict Northern Ireland." This program will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in McGilvrey Hall 307. Dr. Amanda (Mandi) Donahoe earned her doctorate in International Studies from the University of Denver. She is currently Assistant Professor of Political Science at Centenary College of Louisiana. Her book, “Peacebuilding Through Women’s Community Development” is only...
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Banner Photo Provided by Family of Mandy Jenkins It wasn’t just Mandy Jenkins’s innovative career in digital news that made her an exceptional alumna of Kent State’s School of Media and Journalism. The way she continued to touch students and graduates who came after her — connecting them to internships, mentoring them through their emerging journalism careers, returning to campus to share her wisdom — cemented a legacy that will have a lasting influence on generations of media students. Jenkins died after four years of cancer treatments at age 42 on Feb. 26, 2023. At Kent State...
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Walking down the streets of Manhattan, surrounded by 49 college students of diverse backgrounds, Kent State student Rafael Guedes Bonacin, ’23, felt at home, even though he was far from it. A Brazilian international student and advertising major, Guedes Bonacin was in New York City for the American Advertising Federation’s “Most Promising Multicultural Students” multi-day workshop and immersion program, Feb. 13-16, 2023. He was one of 50 students from across the U.S. named to the program, now in its 26th year. “For four days we visited different agencies and different businesses in the a...
A recent trip to Israel gave a leader of Kent State’s Black United Students (BUS) a deeper understanding of the Jewish culture and insight into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Senior Brian Johnson traveled to Israel Jan. 3-13 with a group of 19 student leaders with the Student Leaders Trip to Israel sponsored by Hillel, a Jewish campus organization. The trip takes Jewish and non-Jewish students of various religious and political beliefs to travel the land and talk with influential leaders there. Before traveling to Israel, Johnson had no previous exposure to Israel’s ...