Student Life

Student get hands-on experience during the Ashtabula Campus's Flash Medical Center event

Flash Medical Center Gives Students Hands-On Health Care Experience

After a three-year hiatus, Flash Medical Center returned to Kent State University at Ashtabula’s Robert S. Morrison Hall for a one-day medical emergency simulation on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.

Tags: Health , Kent State University at Ashtabula , Student Life

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Ellie Emmerling (right) and Luna in the Kent Student Center.

IN A FLASH: Taking a Break

Therapy and service animals are a familiar sight on Kent State's campuses.  

Tags: Student Life , Student Accessibility Services , In a Flash

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Kent State alumnus John Skrtic (center) with his two kids. (Photo courtesy of John Skrtic)

Getting to Know Your Neighbors

John Skrtic, a proud Kent State alumnus and Cleveland Public Library’s chief of special projects and collections, enjoys archiving the people and places of Cleveland.

Tags: Profiles , Alumni , Student Life

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Kathalina Thorpe, a masters student in Theater Design and Technology, presented Earthworms Can and Will Make Changes in Theater.

Earthworms are the Stars of the Show in Graduate Student’s Research on Composting  

Kathalina Thorpe's research on using earthworms to compost theater and fashion fabric waste recently won her the 2022 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, a year after she was selected by audience members for the People’s Choice award during the fall 2021 competition. 

Tags: University News , Research & Science , Student Life

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Students Vote On Campus

Voting Underway on Campus as Election Day Has Arrived

A handful of students were up early and exercising their right to vote by casting ballots at one of two precincts located at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact

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First-generation alumni are part of this week's "I Am First' celebration.

‘I AM FIRST Week’ Celebrates Kent State Alumni

Kent State University is celebrating its first-generation students this week with a series of events and programs to spotlight and encourage current students who will be the first in their families to earn a bachelor’s degree. 

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Door Hangers Made By Kent State Students at 'Sex Week' Event

Creating Privacy During ‘Sex Week’

Kent State University’s Kent Interhall Council (KIC) annual Sex Week took place from Oct. 24, 2022, until Oct. 28, 2022, to provide resources and education about safe sex.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact

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Kent State hosted the GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference for the seventh consecutive year

LGBTQ+ Trailblazers from Area High Schools Visit Campus

Students and faculty from 20 area high schools came to Kent State for GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference.

Tags: Student Life , University News , Community & Society , Distinctive Kent State ,

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Todd Tries It

Todd Tries It: Academic Coaching

President Todd Diacon is in need of assistance to help catch up in his French class.

Tags: Student Life , President Todd Diacon

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First-Gen Week 2022

First-Generation Students Celebrated in ‘I AM FIRST Week’

Kent State University will celebrate its first-generation students this week with a series of events and programs to spotlight and encourage current students who will be the first in their families to earn a bachelor’s degree. 

Tags: University News , Student Life , First Generation

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