Hello, my name is Angel Guinn! I am currently in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and I am majoring in mechatronics engineering with a minor in sustainability!Although seemingly an odd combination, Kent was the best choice for doing all three disciplines! I went to a STEM school in Akron, in which I was exposed to engineering, and I learned I wanted to do electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and sustainability.Kent State was the only college in the state where I was able to do that effectively, and it is currently one of the four accredited mechatronics engineering program...

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.”...

 On Aug. 20, Kent State University welcomed its first cohort of The Elliot Scholars during a special reception that included remarks from President Todd Diacon, Valoree Vargo, vice president, Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, Amanda Paulus, senior director, community engaged learning and, of course, John, ’70, L.H.D. ’24, and Fonda Elliot, L.H.D. ’24.In February 2025, the Elliots announced a new $1 million gift establishing the Elliot Scholars Program, a scholarship initiative designed to support first-generation students across all majors. The program offers a renewable scholarship tha...

Gabby Adkins graduated from Kent State University in August 2025 with a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising. Prior to that, she spent the summer participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, working under the mentorship of Gargi Bhaduri, PhD on a project that blended fashion, sustainability, and game design. Gabby was selected as a ESDRI-supported SURE student, which provides extra guidance from the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) to a handful of students mentored by ESDRI-affiliated faculty.  “My research project dealt with teach...