Office of Global Education
After graduation, Kent State Zoology major Riley Burton would like to work with exotic animals or in the field conducting research. Participating in the Study Abroad Trip to the Galápagos program was an important step forward in her journey toward this goal.Study abroad activities and places of interestThis faculty-led education abroad program took Riley to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands, the birthplace of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.Under the guidance of Dr. Sangeet Lamichhaney, students on the program were able to observe species in their habitats, learn about cons...
Meet Maham Khan, a Graduate College Fellow and doctoral student in the English program. Read on to learn more about her favorite places in Kent, what she enjoys doing in her free time and what advice she has for incoming graduate students. Where is your hometown? I am from Islamabad, Pakistan. Why did you choose Kent State University? As a Fulbright scholar, I was placed at KSU because the English department aligned with my academic interests. However, I chose Kent personally because of its progressive values, and its commitment to diversity. It was importan...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Renato “Ren” Camacho of North Canton, Ohio, to the Kent State University Board of Trustees. Camacho will serve through May 16, 2032. He succeeds Stephen Perry, who completed his nine-year term on the Board. Camacho brings expertise in both economic development and aviation to the Kent State Board. Camacho currently serves as president and CEO of the Akron-Canton Airport, a position he has held since 2018. He leads a 60-member team of airport employees, strategically plans for the future of the airport and directs all capital improvement projects. He has m...
After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s. Caplan currently serves as director of education at the National First Ladies’ Library in Canton, Ohio. She will begin at Kent State on July 18. In her new position, Caplan will serve as an integral educational resource in the university’s effort to remember and commemorate the killed and wounded students. Caplan will preserve their stories for future genera...