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Success Story

Volunteers Dave and Terri Cardy pack and weigh produce to hand out at the Campus Kitchen in Beall Hall. The food is mostly donated by Trader Joe’s locations in the Cleveland area.

The Campus Kitchen at ºÚÁÏÍø, a student-run organization that reclaims food to feed the needy in the Kent area, has had to swiftly switch gears from operating a hot food kitchen to an expanded food pantry.

J.R. Campbell, executive director of ºÚÁÏÍø’s Design Innovation Initiative, tries on a face shield produced by the Kent State team.

Members of ºÚÁÏÍø’s Design Innovation Initiative are forging creative collaborations with local and regional organizations and funders as they work toward the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photo collage of Kent State women's teams

ºÚÁÏÍø has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.

Members of ºÚÁÏÍø's Undergraduate Student Government Painted "Flashes Take Care of Flashes" on the Rock on Front Campus.

The Kent State Emergency Grant Fund is helping students meet financial challenges.

Patrick Tomaswick meets with one of his heroes, Kent State Police Officer Joe Knotek

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a ºÚÁÏÍø police officer.

A ºÚÁÏÍø College of Nursing student gets hands-on experience with a patient simulator in the Olga M. Mural Simulation Lab in Henderson Hall.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, students in  ºÚÁÏÍø’s College of Nursing have been employed in hospitals throughout Northeast Ohio, where they have honed their skills and observed healthcare professionals on the front lines.

President's Faculty Excellence Award recipient Chris Woolverton at ºÚÁÏÍø

ºÚÁÏÍø President Todd Diacon recently presented six Kent State faculty members with the 2020 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition in the faculty member’s discipline.

Female student in aeronautics lab

Senior Sydney Bihn finds her true calling throughout her time at Kent State and becomes the first female aerospace engineering graduate.

A new ºÚÁÏÍø graduate smiles after receiving her diploma.

The ºÚÁÏÍø alumni family will grow by nearly 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement. 

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Beginning Friday, May, visitors to the  will be able to view a variety of special videos, online exhibits and interactive tours, all designed to honor and remember Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder, the Kent State students who lost their lives 50 years ago on the Kent State campus.