Student Life

April 22, 2023, marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, and Kent State University is celebrating the whole Earth Month with the theme “Invest in Our Planet.” 

Capybaras are part of the American Academy experience at PUCPR in Curitiba, Brazil. 

After class, American Academy students at PUCPR like to hang out and relax. 

Student cooks working in University Culinary Services see firsthand the fresh ingredients and care that goes into preparing meals at campus dining halls. 

The DI Hub's executive chef wants to make sure every student gets what they want to eat - with a side of vegetables.

University Culinary Services is always listening and adapting to create nutritious, on-campus meal options for Kent State students to enjoy.

Kent State University’s men’s basketball team goes by many names: Golden Flashes, Mid-American Conference champions, winners. 

But Ted McKown, senior associate director of admissions for transfer enrollment, would add “transfer students” to that list. 

Many of the players on this season’s winning team transferred to Kent State from other colleges, making them part of a group of about 1,200 students who, each year, find themselves at Kent State for a new stop on their educational journeys. 

Kent Kraziness is an Instagram competition created by University Housing Services to increase social media engagement. The competition, which kicked off on March 14-April 4, is a nod to the NCAA's March Madness.

Women represent nearly 60% of students in graduate or professional degree programs; however, they are still a minority in certain STEM fields like engineering and computer science. The Graduate College celebrated women’s history month by tackling this tough topic head-on.

Players and fans saw great gameplay at the Intramural Sports Basketball Championships this week.