After serving in the United States Air Force as a crew chief and maintenance technician, Joshua Hummer came to Kent State University with his sights set sky-high. He had enjoyed his time working on military aircraft; now, Josh was ready to get into the pilot’s seat. As he pursued his degree, Josh found himself looking for a mentor to guide him through the complexities of earning the necessary certificates and licenses. That’s where Matt Brait, ’94, another Kent State pilot stepped in. “My cousin, he was an alumnus from here, and he graduated in the ’90s,...
Alumnus’ Winning Partnerships Lead Him to the Stanley Cup Sean Kelty began his Kent State journey while also serving in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He enlisted to pay for his education, and in 2018, he was deployed to Kuwait. With the support of Kent State professor Brian Yim, Ph.D., Sean was able to continue his studies online. While he was at the university, he also supported game-day operations for Kent State Basketball and interned at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) through Peak Sports MGMT. During this internship, he discovered his passion for sponsorship execution and...
For 200 million people in the world with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), community can be hard to find and establish. With the help of Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to gathering volunteers and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, friendships and a sense of belonging are much more accessible. While it’s an international organization, Best Buddies is also making an impact in Northeast Ohio and at Kent State University. {"preview_thumbnail":"/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/...
Kent State University’s Board of Trustees kicked off the 2026-2027 academic year with President Todd Diacon’s report that the university finished Fiscal 2026 with a balanced budget, avoiding drawing on its reserves, and that the inflation-adjusted tuition at Kent State combined with Ohio’s other public universities is actually 13% cheaper today than it was 20 years ago.Diacon observed that numerous colleges and universities in Ohio, and scores of universities nationally, are not able to deliver end-of-year balanced budgets.“Our delivering a balanced budget for the fiscal year that just ended i...
