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Mount Fuji in fall

Students Explore Worlds of Opportunity During 'I Heart Travel Week'

During I Heart Travel Week, students had the opportunity to learn more about education abroad, celebrate current students and past students who have studied abroad and engage with international activities on campus.  

Tags: Student Life , Global Impact , Students First , Community & Society

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Peer Educators Bridge the Gap in Student Mental Health Support

For many students at Kent State University, talking about mental health or wellness can feel intimidating. But for those who connect with Certified Peer Educators, those conversations often start with something simple: another student who understands.

Tags: Students First , Student Life , Health , Community & Society , Division of Student Life

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‘I Love This,’ How Summer Advantage Helped a First-Gen Student Find Her Path

When Yeshe Mulugeta arrived at Kent State University, she expected the transition to be challenging, but not overwhelming. Kent State’s Summer Advantage Program provides first-generation students with the award-winning support needed to overcome academic challenges and move forward with confidence. It helped turn things around for Mulugeta.

Tags: Students First , Student Life , Community & Society , Division of Student Life

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Kent State University students walk across campus on a fall day. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

It's Kent State's Day of Giving

Be the hero in someone's story. April 14 is Kent State's 24-hour Day of Giving, part of Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong celebration of all the ways Golden Flashes support our blue and gold communities. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Building a Career – And a Life – In New York City Fashion

A 2024 graduate from Kent State University's School of Fashion shares an update about her life after Kent State and beginning her exciting career in New York City. 

Tags: School of Fashion , NYC Fashion , Alumni , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society

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Nursing students at Kent State University at Trumbull in decontamination gear.

IN A FLASH: Preparing For Disaster

When disaster strikes: Students at Kent State University at Trumbull received real world disaster training through a partnership with a local hospital.

Tags: Kent State University at Trumbull , Kent State University College of Nursing , experiential learning , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Where They Were on May 4, 1970

A future Kent State University president and a past Kent State administrator were serving at universities in Dayton and Texas on May 4, 1970, and had to find ways to manage student protests in reaction to the shootings.

Tags: May 4 , Community & Society , Community Impact , faculty

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A sign that reads "Cleveland" is shown in the foreground with the city of Cleveland, Ohio, appearing in the background. (Photo credit: Derek Galperin, Kent State University)

City of Cleveland and Kent State Launch Initiative to Strengthen Police-Community Trust

Kent State University and the City of Cleveland have launched a new research and training initiative aimed at strengthening trust, collaboration and accountability between the Cleveland Division of Police and city residents. The project is supported by a $20,000 grant from Kent State’s Community Engaged Research Institute.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Sociology and Criminology , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , College of Arts and Sciences

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NASA Employee and Kent State Alumnus Aimee Crane

From Kent State to the Moon: Alumna Helps NASA Tell the Artemis Story

As four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft speed toward the moon on the Artemis II mission — the first crewed lunar voyage in more than 50 years — a Kent State University graduate is among those who helped make the moment possible.

Tags: Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive

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2026 Post-Paddy's Cleanup Volunteers

Community Spirit Inspires Kent State Student Volunteers in Post-Paddy's Cleanup

In the spirit of community, Kent State student volunteers picked up litter and trash around Kent neighborhoods following the annual Fake Paddy's Day celebration.

Tags: Undergraduate Student Government , Center for Student Involvement , Town-Gown , Community Impact , Community & Society

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