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While Halloween can be an exciting time of the year for students to celebrate, both positive and negative factors can contribute to your frightful fun. How can students get more treats than tricks this year? Kent State Today reached out to Kent State Police Officer Vance Voyles to give readers a wide variety of tips for Kent State students this Halloween.
About 10 years ago, Kent State’s business college was told it would need a certain amount of philanthropic support before a new building project could be entertained. At the time, it seemed an incredibly daunting task, until Ambassador Edward F. Crawford and his family stepped in to complete the college’s capital campaign with the largest single gift in Kent State University history.
The new "Get to Know Kent State" video from Kent State University Admissions features 14 students from across the university inviting curious potential Golden Flashes to take a virtual look into the campus. Not only do these Kent State narrators spotlight the university’s global opportunities and local highlights, but they also had a great time doing it.
Meet Alison Bredek, a junior environmental studies major with a minor in park management from North Ridgeville, Ohio, and the treasurer of the Future Environmental Professionals Club with the big dream of becoming a park ranger for the National Park Service.
For Haider Riaz, the first orchestra concert of the season was an unforgettable experience. His original composition, “To the Memory of Shiver-Me, the CAT,” was premiered by the Kent State University Orchestra, marking a significant artistic milestone for the young composer and offering the audience a moving tribute to a beloved pet.
The United States is approaching a so-called “enrollment cliff” or “demographic cliff,” a projection that is being closely monitored by those in higher education. In the “On Campus – with CITI Program” podcast, host Ed Butch talks with Aaron Berger, Ph.D., interim director of national recruitment at Kent State University, about these declining numbers and other factors currently influencing college enrollment.
For many American women, saving for retirement can be challenging for many reasons. A recent USA Today article noted that women have less than half the retirement savings of men. Kent State University values setting their students up for success, but what does this mean for women at the university?
Kent State University students and faculty took part in the second annual Innovation Day on Oct. 11, with one Kent State student bringing home honors.
Kent State University students had the chance to learn from an award-winning Hollywood costume designer when Isis Mussenden visited the Kent Campus recently for two days.
Meet Ryanne Bunting, a Kent State sophomore double majoring in international studies and anthropology from Fairfield, Ohio, combining human rights, culture, global interactions and history into a formidable career path.