Community Impact
Support Reminds Students ‘They Are Worthy’
The LGBTQ+ Center’s LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund has been helping members from the LGBTQ+ community with different financial crises encountered throughout their academic journeys since 2010. The main purpose of the fund is to ensure that students are able to overcome challenges they face and continue pursuing their education.
IN A FLASH: Fiery Skies at Sunrise
Fiery, fall colors filled the cloudy skies above Kent State on an early morning in November.
IN A FLASH: Bringing Students to STEM Studies
A group of high school students from Cleveland visited campus as part of a grant-funded program designed to showcase STEM education opportunities in robotics and computer science.
Track and Field Alumnus Named Grand Prize Winner
ºÚÁÏÍø graduate Quintin Cooks has been named the grand prize winner of the GO TEACH Dr Pepper Giveaway.
IN A FLASH: A Ruck for Vets and Pets
The Ruck for Pets and Vets saw participants march with full backpacks from Downtown Kent and through the university campus to finish at Dix Stadium. Items in the backpacks, and proceeds from the event, will assist in matching veterans and first responders with companion animals.
IN A FLASH: Thank You for Your Service
ºÚÁÏÍø honored all who have served with Veterans Day Commemoration ceremonies Friday on the Kent Campus’ Student Green.
Do You Post With a Purpose?
As excitement builds for the upcoming event hosted by your student group, you plaster posters on lamp posts and the sides of campus buildings to promote it. While Kent State supports events created by student organizations, there is a right way and a right place to hang posters on campus.
Building Support for Affordable Course Materials
ºÚÁÏÍø understands the financial impact course materials have on students and is taking measures to reduce those costs to Golden Flashes. University Libraries hosted the 2024 Affordable Course Materials Summit, the fourth of its kind, aiming to promote the use of inexpensive course materials among faculty.
IN A FLASH: Celebrating 60 Years of Graduate Studies
ºÚÁÏÍø awarded its first three doctoral degrees in 1964 and recently celebrated that anniversary at the ºÚÁÏÍø Hotel and Conference Center.
IN A FLASH: Kent State Votes!
Kent State students – many of them first-time voters, were proud to go to the polls on Tuesday.