Global Reach

School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake participated in the Creating Global Mindedness Leadership Institute sponsored by Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services.

School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron’s Firestone cluster and Westlake delved into understanding leadership through a contextual and cultural lens in a recent four-day institute.

The Kent State Golden Flashes pose with members of the community on the multipurpose court they constructed in Aguacate, Belize.

Instead of heading home to relax following the conclusion of finals week, a group of Kent State University student-athletes traveled to Aguacate, Belize, to partner with Courts for Kids on a service project.

Kent State Kicks off the China STEM Tour on May 19-28.

A delegation of faculty members from Kent State University - accompanied by several staff members of the Kent State China Center - will be touring China to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education, while also promoting Kent State as a preferred academic destination for Chinese students.

Haruhide Osugi, Kent State University's Japan Outreach Initiative coordinator, demonstrates origami to a group of students.

Kent State University is one of only four institutions nationwide chosen to host a Japan Outreach Initiative coordinator. Meet Haruhide Osugi, Kent State’s Japan Outreach Initiative coordinator.

International flags hang in the Kent State Student Center.

Originally from Tehran, Iran, Pooyan Mirjalili is a newly elected senator for the Undergraduate Student Government at Kent State University.