Day of Giving Student Choice Award

This year, the Kent State University Foundation will give $1,000 to one of the university’s key student support funds in celebration of Kent State’s 113th birthday. From April 24-May 19, students will have the chance to vote for one of four funds, including the CARES Center Fund, the Flashes Fighting Hunger Support Fund, the Kent State Emergency Grant Fund and the Last Dollar Book Scholarship. The winner of the Day of Giving Student Choice Award will be announced May 22 on Kent State Alumni social media channels. Vote here! ...

Introduction to Engineering Hovercrafts

On May 3rd, students in Dr. Kelsen LaBerge’s Introduction to Engineering course demonstrated their Hovercraft projects. This project serves as a class capstone, where the 79  students in the course were divided into 13 teams that must successfully design, build, and fly a hovercraft that adheres to a specified budget.  Students work with their teams to come up with a preliminary design before giving a presentation of their work. After passing this presentation, teams begin building their hovercraft using balsa wood, propellers, and electronics such as servos, motors, and electroni...

AAM Conference

On Tuesday, May 2nd, Manufacturing Works hosted Reaching New Heights in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM): Opportunities in Autonomous Vehicles in partnership with the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the Northeast Ohio Flight Information Exchange. The conference, held at the Kent State University Student Center, brought together speakers from Kent State, JobsOhio, the Ohio House of Representatives, and more for discussions surrounding the growing field of Advanced Air Mobility.  In addition to a full day of sessions on May 2nd, attendees were also encouraged to attend a Live Drone...

Blog Banner Leah Bruce

Hello, my name is Leah Bruce! I am a Peace and Conflict Studies major and Psychology minor graduating in Spring 2024. I also work on campus as a Resident Assistant (RA) in Lake Hall. I originally chose to come to Kent State because of the impressive Exploratory pre-major program. Personally, it gave me so many opportunities to explore my interests and empowered me to feel concrete in my decision to declare into Peace and Conflict Studies. What made me want to become an RA initially was the unique job experience. I thought that it would be an amazing opportunity to meet new people and grow...

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