Community Impact

A Kent State student's music and song provided the perfect accompaniment to the Kent State Farmers' Market.

More than 250 leaders from Kent State University and the city of Kent came together Tuesday for the 60th annual Bowman Breakfast, an event aimed at celebrating the strong relationship between the city and the university. 

Kent State ROTC students had a special early morning pick up on campus for their weekend exercises.

The Bowman Cup 5K Race and 1 Mile-Walk-Roll kicked off Homecoming Week at Kent State on Saturday. 

New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at Kent State University Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

Everybody's heard about the bird! Oct. 12 is Flash's 38th birthday!

Downtown Kent is colored with pride, recognizing National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and preparing for Kent's Rainbow Weekend, Oct. 13-14. 

Kent's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

On World Mental Health Day, Kent State is launching its own university-wide mental health campaign with a special event.

Changes have now been made to Rave, Kent State University’s Emergency Communication System, which is used to send Flash ALERTS as text messages when important information needs to be distributed in a timely fashion, such as during a safety crisis or weather emergency.