Alumni
![Student walking near Manchester Hall with grandparents and dog Student walking near Manchester Hall with grandparents and dog](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230922_BC_september%20feature_313.jpg?VersionId=ILs.GB.FmRrG5q3sOEukGz_GuMOIbWRm&itok=ozxpCJh4)
A full schedule of fun activities is planned for Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend – Sept. 29 and 30 – at Kent State.
![A table covered in aeronautics lanyards with attached pilot wings](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/pp3%20-%201200px.jpg?VersionId=LJRmzV164Z7MyqT7C0DvAQ3aXy.fj3gG&itok=ap5J9qZL)
On Thursday, September 7, 2023, the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University hosted the second annual Pilot Pinning Ceremony.
![Serene (Hawes) Montgomery presents her research to CAED.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2833%29_0.png?VersionId=r_xi_axll4cU0e662bjYeRlZOgPdcj_T&itok=bzJMUa_G)
![Dog Days of Summer 2023 Dog Days of Summer 2023](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/MicrosoftTeams-image_10.png?VersionId=QN6qEXKjcSEUCuG9hOC35RD_MRDc.uQ8&itok=B5lm3SmQ)
Kent State canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer.
![Senior Honors students look to the stage as Provost Melody Tankersley addresses them at the 2023 Senior Honors Luncheon.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/IMG_3780%202.jpeg?VersionId=m44DXjDGjo0MfBhe3KaJKxfDh.1kUHUx&itok=4J091wXQ)
![Lillian Kuri will lead the Cleveland Foundation as its 10th president and CEO, starting Aug. 1, 2023. Lillian Kuri will lead the Cleveland Foundation as its 10th president and CEO, starting Aug. 1, 2023.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Lillian%20Kuri%20headshot.jpg?VersionId=HfdQPBPLi10twmoUcT0_k3a0ZrCepsvD&itok=fdn5MmHZ)
Kent State University alumna Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the Cleveland Foundation’s 10th president and CEO.
![NYC Fashion watch party NYC Fashion watch party](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/JPEG%20image%2012%20%281%29_0.jpeg?VersionId=H6b_HYRQKQcTl97YoijpBkB_8MGgUqGZ&itok=pdcgP0VP)
Kent State's NYC Fashion campus hosted a livestreamed watch party of the Fashion Show in Kent.