For many students, moving away from the home, family and community they grew up in to live on a college campus is an exciting transition into adulthood.But this major life change can at times be filled with growing pains, said Shana Lee, assistant dean of students and director of parents and families engagement at Kent State University. Lee herself remembers those feelings all too well.“It’s a huge transition … and I was one of those students where I was calling my mom every weekend, and she was like, ‘I’m not coming to get you. You better figure it out.’ And I survived,” Lee told Kent St...
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Györgyi Mihályi’s Global Impact Bridges Cultures Through CommunityFor Györgyi Mihályi, Ph.D., the transformative power of international education is more than a professional discipline—it is a lifelong personal narrative. Today, as Director of the Palla Center for International Programs at Cumberland University, Mihályi oversees international student services, global admissions, education abroad, and strategic international partnerships. Yet the roots of her visionary leadership trace directly back to Kent State University, where her journey as a global educator first began.Arriving at Kent St...
Kent State University opened the 2026 Fall Semester with its largest incoming architecture class in 25 years and its largest nursing class in a decade, continued national recognition for affordability and financial strength, and a new initiative built to help every incoming student thrive from day one — all while remaining the largest public university in northern Ohio.Fall 2026 Highlights:The College of Architecture and Environmental Design welcomed its largest first-year class in 25 years.The College of Nursing enrolled its largest incoming class in a decade, amid rising national deman...
When Lillian Glaze agreed to work a studio show on Aug. 4, she thought she knew what she was signing up for. Then she opened the email. “The WNBA launch,” it read. Glaze, a junior visual communication design major at Kent State University from Reading, Pennsylvania, immediately realized the assignment was much bigger than she expected. She would be the technical director for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) brand reveal at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, helping bring the city’s newest professional sports team to life for thousands of viewers. At age 19, Gl...
What makes someone a leader? Student attendees at the first Leaders Lunch Club of the semester suggested “someone who does the best for his team,” “anyone who does any form of coordination in an organization” and that “everyone leads themselves.” “Leadership is not a title that’s given to you,” Sarah Spinner, Ph.D., J.D., director of the Kent State University Museum, said in response to these answers. “Someone doesn’t make you a leader. Leadership is how you choose to act.” Kent State University’s Center for Student Involvement hosted its first Leaders Lunch Club of the...
Join us for our Fall 2026 CAED Lecture Series featuring guest Ankur Choksi as he presents "What Deserves Out Attention Beyond the Ask?".
Ankur Choksi is Co-Founding Principal at Studio Lotus, a globally recognized, multi-disciplinary design practice founded in 2002. Spanning the domains of Master Planning, Architecture, and Interior Design, the work of the studio is grounded on the principles of Conscious Design—an approach that celebrates local resources, cultural influences, an inclusive process, and keen attention to detail.
The Department of Modern & Classical Language Studies presents:3rd annual French Film Festival (2026)Join us October 12th through October 16th for a celebration of contemporary French cinema. With the generous support of the Villa Albertine, we are excited to present six award-winning films that demonstrate the diversity and range of cinema in France today. Remember all screenings are free and open to the general public. We hope to see you there!Please see the links below for trailers and descriptions of each film. Each film will be followed by light refreshments and discussion with the pr...
Joy is stitched into everything Leah Thompkins creates – by design. The Kent State University fashion design major and costume design minor describes her personal style as “anything that six-year-old me would think is really cool.” Her playful perspective comes to life through her work: a jacket that tells the story of two cats meeting over the phone to a skirt designed to look like apple slices and a children’s collection based on an original story, complete with matching plush animals. ...
