Community Impact

Students in the Horticulture Technology program at Kent State's Salem Campus get real experience "in the field."

Students in the Horticulture Technology program at Kent State's Salem Campus take "field trips" literally. 

Kent State's College of Education, Health and Human Services strives to put more teachers in the classroom.

Two Kent State University professors believe the best way to get more teachers in the classroom is to keep more education majors in college. 

Students at Kent State's Salem Campus learn sonography.

Sonography is one of the concentrations students in the radiology program at Kent State's Salem Campus can study. 

A scenic section of the Portage County Hike and Bike Trail.

The Portage County Hike and Bike Trail is a great place to exercise - or relax - that's not far from campus. 

Ye Lu, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ye Lu, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, gives his thoughts on NASA's recent Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).

Kirk Magnus' Restored Murals

The late Kirk Mangus was an art professor at Kent State University renowned for his ceramic art, sculpture, drawings, paintings and murals.

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to attendees at Kent State's inaugural Anti-Racism Conference.

Kent State University’s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

Jessica Hudson

Alumna Jessica Hudson, the new president of the Summa Foundation and chief development officer for Summa Health, answers five questions with Kent State Today about her new role.

Former Kent State female student-athletes pose for a picture before serving as this year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.

The Kent State University Golden Flashes family was marking milestones and making memories at Homecoming 2022, held Saturday, Oct. 1. Kent State alumni, students, parents, employees and community members donned their blue-and-gold gear and reunited for one of the university’s long-standing traditions.

Proclamation by Ohio Governor Mike Dewine and Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted next to photo of Michael Palmieri (left) and Chris Cooper

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently issued a joint proclamation recognizing the impact that employee-owned companies have on Ohio’s economy as well as the work of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) based at Kent State University, which requested the proclamation. The OEOC has served as a nonprofit outreach center providing support, resources and assistance to businesses since 1987.