Community Impact

Fulbright Scholars assemble prosthetic hands as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program at Kent State.

For the past month, Kent State University has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.  

University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy Program students

This summer, Kent State's College of Nursing welcomed high school students participating in the University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy program to campus for a tour and hands-on practice in our simulation labs. 

College of Podiatric Medicine White Coat Ceremony 2024

The white coat at Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony is presented as a reminder of the professionalism required by students, in their studies at Kent State and later as they become podiatric physicians.

Pete Buttigieg with Todd Diacon

When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Kent State this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and Kent State alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center. 

Dog Days of Summer 2024

Each August, Kent State welcomes alumni and their canine companions to campus for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the "Dog Days of Summer." 

Kent State student-athletes visit Boneza, Rwanda

After spending time on an athletics service trip to Rwanda in January, recent Kent State University graduate and women’s soccer team member Callie Jean Cunningham felt compelled to act. 

Geauga Campus Woodland Hike

The Earth Day celebration at Kent State University at Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center included a guided, woodland hike around the campus. 

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine with Kent State President Todd Diacon

On the opening day of this year's Ohio State Fair, Kent State University treated fairgoers to experience hands-on healthcare and interact with the technology of space exploration.

WPA Mural in Washington D.C.

While in the nation's capital to visit students in Kent State's Washington Program in National Issues, university photographers captured images of historic murals inside the Voice of America Building. 

CAED Senior Show 2024

As their time as undergraduates comes to an end, senior interior design students from Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design display their work in a Senior Show.