Student Life

Astronaut taking a selfie

The sky is the limit for learning basic life skills. That is the lesson for several Columbiana County Rising Scholars involved in a project through NASA.

Plant vendor at Spring 2023 Farmers' Market

The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub. 

Brian Johnson, programming director for Black United Students, traveled to Israel with Hillel Jewish campus organization

Senior Brian Johnson traveled to Israel Jan. 3-13 with a group of 19 student leaders with the Student Leaders Trip to Israel sponsored by Hillel, a Jewish campus organization.

Amoaba Gooden

One of the leaders of Kent State University’s Anti-Racism Task Force is reflecting on the group’s success with an eye to the past. 

“The accomplishments of the task force are really grounded in the historic work of the Department of Africana Studies, Black United Students and many others,” said Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, who heads the task force. 

Scenes from I HEART Travel Week

The Valentine’s Day-themed expo made it easy for students to discover, explore and fall in love with the many study abroad options available through Kent State.

A room set up for a fancy event with decorated tables

In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the “Great Resignation.” For students in Kent State's Hospitality and Event Management program, there’s a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management. 

Kent State student Lucia Perry, of Poland, Ohio, studies fashion merchandising.

From her perch in Rockwell Hall, where she takes classes as a fashion merchandising major, Kent State University student Lucia Perry has a perfect view of the Lefton Esplanade leading to downtown Kent.

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Freezing rain left branches on campus with a crystal coating of ice.

Freezing rain encased tree branches on campus in ice Wednesday morning.

Olivia Meyer, senior fashion merchandising student.

Olivia Meyer, junior Honors College fashion merchandising student, is designing her own success at Kent State and abroad. “I think what I'm most excited for is the unknown,” she muses.

2022-23 WPNI Students in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Program in National Issues is more than your average internship program. For 50 years, a cohort of roughly 20 Kent State juniors and seniors heads to Washington, D.C., to participate in a variety of internships.