Kent State Works

Rendering of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering expansion

Kent State University was recently featured on Channel 5 News ABC for the expansion of its aeronautics program to provide hands-on experience that will better prepare students to fill gaps in the aviation workforce.

Main floor at Undergrad Research Symposium 2023

A "Reverse Career Fair" at the Undergraduate Research Symposium connected research students with potential employers.

Earn your degree completely online.

Kent State is already among 2023’s Best Online Programs, and those programs are working hard to continue changing the conversation about online degrees and demonstrating their value.

Two students in a lab.

Following Kent State’s designation as an R1 research institution, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs set its sights on investments to maintain this designation, including increasing the amount of grant dollars spent over the next three years.

Bethany Barkley-Hanson working at her shop in Akron.

It's easy to see why Bethany Barkley-Hanson is always in the holiday spirit.

Her booming online store, TheDoorandMantel, offers handcrafted wreaths and wall hangings and showcases many holiday-themed items.

Alumna Sharon Taylor's Coffee Brand Velty

For alumna Sharon Taylor, the combination of loving coffee and an unexpected health diagnosis changed both her diet and her career.

Raytevia Evans

Collaboration and teamwork have been the common threads that have led Kent State Media and Journalism alumna Raytevia Evans, M.A. ‘12, through teaching English abroad, graduate school, work as an education reporter and now, as a public information officer. She says that every time she’s produced work she’s proud of, it has been the result of a group project. 

Kent State hosted Innovation Day 2023 for the Northeast Ohio Public University Research Alliance (NEO-PURA)

Innovation Day 2023 was a collaborative effort of the Northeast Ohio Public University Research Alliance (NEO-PURA) comprised of Kent State University, Cleveland State University, Northeast Ohio Medical University, The University of Akron and Youngstown State University. 

Photo of Karl Kosko wearing goggles

Three Kent State professors are developing a solution to a teacher training issue through the use of extended reality (XR) technology and 360 video. 

LaTisha Culler Commencement

Through many challenges, this non-traditional student persisted in pursuing her dream of earning a degree from Kent State.