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The Eclipse at Kent State 2024

The excitement has been building for more than a year, and the day is finally upon us!

job fair

Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering recently hosted a career fair featuring 44 employers from fields ranging from aeronautics and aerospace to engineering, military and more.  Sponsored by the United States Air Force, the event aimed to connect students to alumni and top organizations within these sectors.  

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Students waiting in line at the food truck

Kent State University Culinary Services is embracing gastronomic diversity with its annual Food Truck Series, stationed outside the library and student center at Risman Plaza. The community food trucks are available to students, staff, faculty and the Kent community visiting campus.  

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Leah Benson

This Flash Friday we want you to meet Leah Benson, a senior aerospace engineering major from Hermitage, Pennsylvania.

Midterm De-Stress Days Spring 2024

Kent State University at Geauga provided treats, activities and therapy dogs to help students de-stress before midterms this semester.

21 WFJM TV Anchors and Kent State alumnus Madison Tromler and Erin Simonek

Simonek and Tromler sat down with Kent State Today to talk about their experiences in the university’s journalism program and how it prepared them to hit the ground running within the first week on the job at 21 WFMJ-TV.

Let's Make the Rules graphic

Anyone who thinks they have a great idea for a new game is encouraged to take part in “Let’s Make the Rules: A Game Creation Experience” – an event that seeks to bring together neurodiverse and neurotypical individuals.  

Caden Clark, "A Night Out" by Yinxi Li

A student photographer for KentWired captured atmospheric images of "A Night Out" on the Kent Campus. 

Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of Kent State's Women's Center.

Despite her multitude of duties as a director of Kent State University’s Women’s Center, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby remains focused on one key mission: Keeping the center open and relevant. “Women’s centers are not always thought of as necessary since women are in the majority now,” she said.

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study group sitting in grass

While research has shown the effectiveness of creating a sense of belonging for undergraduate students, the graduate student experience is different, according to three Kent State administrators who have authored an article on the topic for Inside Higher Education.