Global Presence
![Kent State student LaKaleb Bowen, takes in the view during his July study abroad trip to Kigali, Rwanda. Kent State student LaKaleb Bowen, takes in the view during his July study abroad trip to Kigali, Rwanda.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230716_BC_Rwanda%20Day%206_307.jpg?VersionId=0IZZeWuKP1UK4uG4EMVJHkvRfI80Z_nP&h=0d65e134&itok=V0Bz7-Mp)
LaKaleb Bowen, Kent State University senior criminology and justice studies major admits that he’s become a little addicted to Kent State’s education-abroad programs.
![Team Bangladesh competes in Kent State's 2022 International Cook-off. Team Bangladesh competes in Kent State's 2022 International Cook-off.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/DSC_6211%20bangladesh.jpg?VersionId=BTH7C0h5OufU29kVQZCSN575948t4cvn&itok=1iWd_WWI)
Kent State University is offering five days of events to celebrate International Education Week this week, culminating with Friday’s popular International Cook-off, which offers a taste of many nations to all.
![Palestinian Candlelight Vigil 11-09-23 Palestinian Candlelight Vigil 11-09-23](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/368557972_314220474720904_8624557290185157528_n.jpg?VersionId=3v7mGAD2uAQsbgHh7kneELaQwipNTxTl&itok=G7jmAtwF)
Students gathered on Risman Plaza for a candlelight vigil mourning Palestinian lives lost in Gaza.
The Kent State University community came together to celebrate its values and honor fallen veterans on Daffodil Hill.
![Kent State NYC Fashion attended a taping of "The View" Kent State NYC Fashion attended a taping of "The View"](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/IMG_6844.jpeg?VersionId=2zUEVbL49bv7Ofcw0wmjVds9u6ySkdL4&itok=FFOi03U8)
A unique class at Kent State New York City Fashion immerses students in different aspects of living and working in the city.
![Kent State education abroad students in Paris, Notre Dame in background Kent State education abroad students in Paris, Notre Dame in background](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/PARIS_2023-169.jpg?VersionId=uCjVcvB9TytPXfW._x7xW_Vw8B8eRhVI&itok=S7OLLAj1)
Two new scholarships from Kent State's Office of Global Education aim make education-abroad experiences possible for all Kent State students.
![Ofrendas in the Kent Student Center for the Day of the Dead Ofrenda in the Kent Student Center for Day of the Dead](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/394117897_1069474507545093_122340460776355979_n.jpg?VersionId=WXbQpmup2TIpsp65_yvMHCb.mShqffJc&itok=LiCtyXRk)
The president of the Spanish and Latine Students Association shares the tradition of the Day of the Dead.
![Senior journalism major Sophia Lucente spent three weeks in Kigali, Rwanda on a study abroad program. Senior journalism major Sophia Lucente spent three weeks in Kigali, Rwanda on a study abroad program.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230714_BC_Rwanda%20Day%205_015.jpg?VersionId=X0H5.9aZQ7ir3hcsQ3l42fNX3JDA8oKj&itok=i9Xton8a)
Sophia Lucente went to Kigali, Rwanda, with a camera in hand and rarely set it down the entire three weeks she was there.
Mikala Lugen, a 2019 Kent State University alumna, is always on the move. Visiting music and vacation venues across the country and the world, she is always on the hunt for the next great adventure. What might be surprising is that Mikala is typically traveling alone – and she likes it that way.
![Jordon Egbert, far right, a Kent State graduate student, takes part in traditional Rwandan dancing during the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda. Jordon Egbert, far right, a Kent State graduate student, takes part in traditional Rwandan dancing during the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Egbert%20dancing.jpg?VersionId=o9BH1iOXUNF7HXwQIz1UQBhZ6BjA03MZ&itok=tNzLOb9T)
Kent State University graduate student Jordon Egbert said taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda has changed his entire perspective on life.