Thirteen students from the Kent State School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) were honored Friday, April 14, 2023 with design scholarships.  The awards were held in conjunction with the opening of the Visual Communication Design Senior Shows, beginning with the BFA Design Seniors on April 14 and continuing with the BA Senior Design show on April 28 and the BFA Senior Photography show which opens on May 12. The scholarship ceremony brought out quite a crowd of students and their families, faculty, alumni and members of the community to the point of being standing room only. ...

 Phil Hirst, an Aeronautics major with a concentration in Unmanned Aircraft Systems and minor in Aviation Management, is highly involved on campus despite being only a first year student. Hirst is a member of Kent State University’s Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives, where he has had the opportunity to travel to numerous airports and air traffic control towers for tours and networking opportunities with industry professionals. In addition, Hirst serves as the social media and fundraising chair of the KSU chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and is also a memb...

Kent State University at Ashtabula’s Associate Degree in Nursing program inducted the three newest members to the Gamma Sigma chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu honor society on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 with a ceremony and reception in the Blue & Gold Room.  Second-year nursing students Katie Cumberledge, Taylor Lamb-Kutz and Melissa Williamson represent the newest class to the Ashtabula Campus chapter. The Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society was founded with the intention to promote scholarship and academic excellence in the nursing profession.  Alpha Delta Nu encourages the pursuit of ad...

Rising Scholars students at the Columbiana campuses are partnering with NASA to create personal hygiene kits that astronauts may use during simulation training exercises. While scholars are part of a partnership with a NASA program used primarily by astronauts during simulation training exercises on the ground, a student’s work could reach the International Space Station if their project meets NASA’s highest quality standards. The High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program was launched by NASA in 2003 at three high schools. Today, more than 200 high schools across ...

On Tuesday, April 18, Kent State University at Stark recognized two very deserving staff members at the annual Staff Excellence Awards ceremony. Each year Kent State Stark recognizes outstanding staff members as nominated by their peers. One award is given to an outstanding staff member, and one award is given to an outstanding administrator. Randy Riffle, security officer, was the staff recipient and Stephanie Monastra, director of the Conference Center, was the administrator recipient. Congratulations to Randy and Stephanie! ...

Between visiting the beautiful Kent State University campus and joining in on the fun in downtown Kent, there’s never a dull moment around here. Travelers from far and near find themselves drawn to the local shops, restaurants and activities. Or maybe with graduation looming, parents are coming to town looking for a place to stay for the weekend. The area has plenty of traditional stays like our very own Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center, but we wanted to know what other options exist for the traveler looking for a “home away from home” for their visit to the area. The co...

Smartphones make traveling so much easier ... most of the time. But research shows too much of it can actually make your trip seem worse than it really is. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., a professor at Kent State University who studies the impact of mobile phones and social media on behavior, recently talked to Vox about how “Your Phone Is Ruining Your Vacation.” “The question then is: Do they enhance our leisure or do they distract from it?” Lepp told Vox. “It can do both, but if we’re not careful, it can diminish our experience of leisure.” According to the Vox article, once you unlock your ph...