Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡

Community Impact

Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day, Total Solar Eclipse, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute, Community Impact, Community & Society, Organizational Sustainability, Research & Science

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today

Guest at Sparkle opening reception.

IN A FLASH: Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Sparkles

As part of the Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ Museum's 40th Anniversary celebration, the museum will display the exhibition "Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle" in its Higbee Gallery from July 18, 2025 through Aug. 23, 2026. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ Museum, Nationally Distinctive

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today

A rendering of upcoming construction on East Main Street.

In a Roundabout Way: East Main Street Construction to Begin on Kent Campus

Orange barrels will soon appear on a three-quarter-mile stretch of Ohio Route 59/East Main Street that runs through Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Front Campus, marking the start of a three-year construction project to make the thoroughfare safer and more attractive.

Tags: University News, Community and Society, Community Impact

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today

Grad Names Header

The Top Names in the Golden Flashes Class of 2025

Find out which first names were repeated most frequently at Kent State’s spring commencement ceremonies in 2025 and which names topped the list against national trends. 

Tags: Spring Commencement, Student Life, Students First, Community Impact

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today

An image showing lab research

College of Public Health Offers Training for In-Demand Clinical Trial Researchers

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡â€™s College of Public Health is the only fully accredited public health college to offer an undergraduate pathway to clinical trials research, a rapidly expanding segment of the healthcare job market.

Tags: College of Public Health, Research & Science, Community Impact, Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Works

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today

Michele Curran Cornell

History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Youth Winds

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Youth Winds Performs in Nation's Capital

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Youth Winds had the unique opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this spring, giving meaningful performances alongside famous monuments and making lasting connections with renowned musicians.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Students First, Community Impact

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today

Three Presidents Banner

‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’

A Mantua woman who worked at Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

Tags: Profiles, University News, Community Impact, Office of the President, Community & Society

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today

Crawford Fountain

IN A FLASH: The Fountain Is ON!

Water flowed for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain in the courtyard outside Crawford Hall, home of Kent State's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. 

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, University Facilities Management, Office of the University Architect

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today

Writing Our Lives

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality

The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Today