Welcome to Flash Friday! In this new series, we meet Golden Flashes right where they are in their Kent State journeys. Follow along as we introduce you to fascinating Flashes from all walks of life. Say hello to Ariyanna Robb, a senior hospitality and event management major, concentrating in event management and hotel and resort management and minoring in business, from Trenton, Ohio.  Robb quickly found her passion for event management during high school, when she started planning events through her high school DECA program, which “prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for car...

My name is Andrew Pertz, I am an aerospace engineering student with a minor in applied mathematics. In a lot of ways, I feel like Kent State found me. As a first-generation college student, the process of applying and finding schools was very overwhelming. I also knew that I wouldn’t be able to afford college, so I was also stressed about applying for scholarships. During my college search, I was looking for schools that offered my major of interest: aerospace engineering. Oddly enough, that leaves only a handful of schools within Ohio and bordering states. Kent State had a blossomin...