Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Antajuan Hightower, a member of the Honors College and a human resource management major from Boardman, Ohio. “I chose this field because I wanted to expand beyond my early professional experiences at the Davis Family YMCA and make a meaningful mark during my college career,” Hightower told Kent State Today. “Human Resources allows me to focus on people skills, leadership and staff training.” Hightower is involved on campus in many ways, including as a member of the H...
Carolynn Coonce knew how to install an air conditioner before she ever set foot in a college engineering lab. What she didn’t realize at the time was that she wanted to redesign how those systems worked.A mechanical engineering technology major at at Trumbull, Coonce is building on her hands-on background from the Trumbull Career and Technical Center (TCTC) to pursue a future focused on design, efficiency and problem-solving. She expects to graduate in 2027.Coonce, a graduate of 2025 TCTC and Mineral Ridge High School, studied heating, ventilation, air conditioning and re...
College of the Arts
Kent State's Glauser School of Music will present another impressive showing at the 2026 Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, running Jan. 29-31. Our faculty and students will offer presentations and performances over the course of the three-day conference. See below for our schedule and make sure to check the Guidebook App, if you're attending, for updates.OMEA Alumni and Friends ReceptionA gathering for KSU alumni, students and faculty. Join us for an evening of food and drinks with fellow alumni, current music students, faculty and s...
Capping off a great reception in the Kent Student Center, University Bands Alumni Chapter members will lead a parade of participants from the Student Center over to the MAC Center to get ready for the basketball game! Alumni band members will be able to participate in the reception prior to leading the parade and receive a general admission ticket to watch the game vs. the Akron Zips.
’s commitment to accessible, high-quality online education has earned recognition in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Online Programs rankings, with the university placing among the nation’s best across multiple graduate disciplines. The university earned rankings in four categories: Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online Master’s in Education Programs, Best Online Master’s in Business Programs and Best Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programs. Three Kent State programs rank in the top 100 nationally among all public and private i...
The Design Innovation Initiative at welcomes the second cohort of the DI Creatives‑in‑Residence (CIR) Program for the spring 2026 semester. This program is a semester-long residency that supports visionary creatives in the Kent State community and beyond working at the intersection of art, design and technology.This spring’s cohort includes three visionary thinkers — including a Kent State undergraduate student, alumnus and community member. They were selected for their bold ideas, interdisciplinary approaches, and commitment to pushing boundaries through experimentation ...