Community & Society
![Earth Fest 2024 Earth Fest 2024](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/EF%20small%20IMG_2077.jpg?VersionId=UUzAkRR6bR_cnFrRMORx8tokFAO.kxn0&itok=2l5oTmRv)
Kent State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
![High school students, transfer students and parents walk through campus during a 2024 Summer Preview KSU event. High school students, transfer students and parents walk through campus during a 2024 Summer Preview KSU event.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/2024%20Summer%20Preview%20KSU_259%20-%20WEB.jpg?VersionId=xFIziNxRHA4fSq1vmPj2Z31vIpBN7ytp&h=94324629&itok=IBOzm7Tp)
On July 19 and 26, Kent State University Admissions welcomes high school students and transfer students to campus for student-led tours. Visiting students and their parents learn about life at Kent State, support services, programs of study and, sometimes, get to meet campus celebrities.
Each spring, students in Kent State's Child Development Center look forward to "Bioblitz." It's a day spent in the woods near their center with exploration, discovery and hands-on learning about nature.
![Scene from "Nunsense" at Porthouse Theater Scene from "Nunsense" at Porthouse Theater](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240703_BC_Nunsense_058.jpg?VersionId=DteY2g5Ory_HLEJl78VkdWOsMBfN4oHG&itok=zSHljn5v)
The whimsical musical "Nunsense" takes the stage at Kent State's Porthouse Theater from July 5 - 13.
![Michele Taylor Scott, CEO of College Now Michele Taylor Scott, CEO of College Now](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/taylor%20scott%20hi%20res.jpg?VersionId=5WBwFyVeiXU6bya7OvN.FArXi1TKLzAR&itok=aBDLHy4q)
In an announcement about her new role, Michele Scott Taylor expressed her commitment to enhancing educational access and supporting the local community’s economic vitality through higher education – sentiments that align with Kent State’s commitment to higher education access for all.
![Dedication of Stark Campus Trail and Bench Dedication of Stark Campus Trail and Bench](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/438841726_951865506944007_2434177051607123376_n.jpg?VersionId=HuT.JP7gKo90OvfrNoK6N7XClmqk1O4e&itok=7C71l6Pt)
A campus trail and community bench commemorate the productive partnership between Kent State University at Stark, Stark State College and Stark Parks.
![Turkey vulture atop a section of the University Library Turkey vulture atop a section of the University Library](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240620_062542.jpg?VersionId=OneJIu1aD_m0Uy1jrsAoNj6kCi5_t5.w&itok=2UzI0ZqZ)
A Kent State staffer spotted an unusual visitor atop a section of the University Library.
![The Child Development Center visits the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The Child Development Center visits the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/435394544_959997062792689_4789544977432862483_n.jpg?VersionId=fNfVjriRZQQZL.NNgS.nyPZgNTix2SUr&itok=7SicLDHh)
Curious, young minds from the Child Development Center enjoyed hands-on learning about the ways the world works during a visit to Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
![US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg observes how College of Aeronautics and Engineering students are trained in air traffic control technology. US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg observes how College of Aeronautics and Engineering students are trained in air traffic control technology.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240624_BC_Buttigieg_556.jpg?VersionId=Xp5QMgE8BNzzWhu8E_07.72n.wL53Pqu&itok=qF86YeOb)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Kent State University touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that “the future of aviation leadership is in your hands.”
![Cleveland Central Catholic students visiting Kent State's Twinsburg Academic Center Cleveland Central Catholic students visiting Kent State's Twinsburg Academic Center](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/438657575_964090429057813_8199526578094676743_n.jpg?VersionId=5cSN3gil3SaUpSKUHgYDex2F8i0Xzbjf&itok=3vWVggDI)
High school juniors and seniors from Cleveland Central Catholic visited Kent State's Twinsburg Academic Center to learn about careers in nursing.