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A photo submitted by a Kent State Today reader captures the small-scale beauty found on campus in fall.
Kent State University celebrated its annual Homecoming on the Kent Campus this past weekend, with a resounding display of Golden Flashes spirit. This year's Homecoming was particularly special, as Kent State commemorated 50 years of excellence in global education with the theme "It's a Flash World."
With more than 370 majors to choose from at Kent State, it can be overwhelming for some students to choose their major and career path for them. This October the Exploratory Advising Center is hosting its first-ever Exploration Month to help exploratory students find their interests and explore the different majors and opportunities Kent State offers.
A transformational conference on Kent State's Kent Campus brought together three of Ohio's top universities.
Gothic themes and haunted attire embellished the Cartwright Hall Auditorium for the Fabric Pantry’s Haus of Horrors Fashion Show. The stage was lined with candles, turning it into a spooktacular catwalk for Kent State’s fashion design students to show off their impressive designs themed around Halloween and the goth aesthetic.
Vietnamese student Tram Nguyen made a connection to Kent State when she saw a picture of student Jeffrey Miller after the May 4 shooting. Recently she visited the Prentice Parking Lot Memorial Marker dedicated to Miller.
In her time with the National First Ladies Library and Museum, Michelle Gullion has become known as the international “point person” for information on presidential wives. Yet, in the nearly two decades that she’s been in her current role, Gullion said women’s history has really been regarded as an emerging field with plenty of research yet to be done.
My whole life I had aspired to become a fashion designer, but because of my weak drawing and sewing skills, I didn’t think I’d be able to do it. After receiving my associates in digital design and graphics from Columbus State Community College in 2018, I decided to take a chance and see if I could achieve this dream of mine.
Curious about the fall foliage on campus? Kent State Today spoke to Rebekkah Berryhill, university grounds manager, to find out more about the changing trees on campus. Below, Berryhill shares not only what types of trees we enjoy on the Kent Campus but also talks about the careful process her team, in partnership with University Facilities Management, follows in order to be good stewards of our beautiful landscape.
It all started in 2014 with a political button from Ross Perot’s failed 1992 presidential election bid.
A new event on campus seeks to offer support and community for students who have lost loved ones.
Executive Chef Stephen D. Walk rocked a cooking demonstration at the Kent State Farmers' Market.
A Kent State student's music and song provided the perfect accompaniment to the Kent State Farmers' Market.
Brain health researchers, including J. David Glass, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Kent State University, have been conducting studies that show the connection between cycling and increased happiness and brainpower.
More than 250 leaders from Kent State University and the city of Kent came together Tuesday for the 60th annual Bowman Breakfast, an event aimed at celebrating the strong relationship between the city and the university.
Repairs on the May 4 Memorial are estimated to take five to six months following approval to proceed with the project, according to Joseph Graham, university architect.
Kent State ROTC students had a special early morning pick up on campus for their weekend exercises.
Entrepreneurs who have a passion to start their own businesses while they are students are in a league all their own. Kent State has a number of students in that league. Fortunately for them, Kent State also has resources at the university and college levels to help support these young entrepreneurs from concept to launch.
Andrea Sosa Fontaine’s artistic medium of choice is shoes. An assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Sosa Fontaine says an appreciation for the memories that small-scale objects hold combined with the shoe’s natural way of expressing a person’s identity are the main elements that drew her to this art form and craft.
Phase II of Kent State’s Mental Health Strategy implements university-wide efforts to promote a healthy and well campus community.