Student Life

Kent State Professor Joseph Oritz with two electric vehicles in a parking lot near the DI Hub.

Kent State professor Joseph Ortiz explores the future of the EV and what these vehicles really mean to students' futures. 

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Adults and children enjoying the Kent Skates ice rink.

Flashes can enjoy a number of fun, winter activities in January and February. 

Kent State student donating blood.

Every pint of donated blood can save three lives.

A view from inside the DI Hub, over Winter Break.

The quiet of Winter Break has ended and classes for Spring Semester begin today.

Kent State Sophomore Christina Maldonado practices in a nursing lab with instructor Laurie Robinson.

Upward Bound's success stories aren't just limited to current students. 

Numerous university leaders credit the program for helping them achieve milestones in their lives and careers.

Jaiden Morales in control room at Lorain High School

At Kent State’s fall commencement on Dec. 17, 2022, Jaiden Morales earned his bachelor's degree in digital media production, an accomplishment motivated by passion that was ignited at Lorain High School. The Kent State program has prepared Morales to succeed his mentor, Joseph Bock, as the multimedia coordinator at the high school where his future began. 

Students leave messages for future Flashes to see.

Renovations this week in the Kent Student Center presented a unique opportunity for Flashes to leave "time capsule" messages. 

Plans from College of Architecture and Environmental Design students for redevelopment in the city of Warren.

Students from Kent State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design recently presented the city of Warren with a variety of plans for how the site of the town’s former St. Joseph Hospital can be reused. 

Student in distress, sitting on ground with hands on head.

College students expect themselves and their peers to deal with emails, assignments and exams. What they are not expecting is to find out that some of their classmates experience homelessness.

University Bookstore's Top Sellers

The Kent State University Bookstore is the perfect place for students to find exactly what they're looking for with its array of Kent State gear, books and electronics. But with all those choices in there, have you ever wondered what the top sellers are? We wondered, so we asked.