Priorities
Priorities
Making An Impact
Expanding University Initiatives
Neuroscience Symposium Attracts Experts
Kent State Brain Health Research Institute’s 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium features leading neuroscience experts and brings top researchers to the Kent Campus.
Expanding University Initiatives
Supporting Scientific Discovery
This Giving Tuesday Jacqueline Bresnahan, ’68, Ph.D., is contributing the matching funds for the Brain Health Research Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program in honor of the most influential mentor in her life, her mother.
Prioritizing Student Success
A Healthier World Through Study Abroad
As a child, Heather Mikulski, ’08, Ph.D. ’21, hoped to find a cure for diabetes. She witnessed how the disease affected family members and believed she could make a difference. Over time, that broadened to an interest in public health.
Prioritizing Student Success
American Academy’s First Graduate
Kalatai Alberti, ’22, enrolled in the American Academy (AA) in Brazil when it launched in 2018. AA is a dual-enrollment program offered jointly at Kent State University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), located in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
Prioritizing Student Success
New Scholarship Funds For STEM Students
Kent State University has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Building the Future
Rocket Team Earns Top Competition Finish
Kent State’s High-Power Rocket Team was recognized at the 2022 Spaceport America Cup Awards Ceremony for its first place win in the 10,000 ft AGL apogee student researched and developed (SRAD) solid rocket propulsion system.
Building the Future
CAE Hosts Electric Vehicles Conference
Kent State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) recently hosted the Northeast Ohio Manufacturing for EV Conference. This event featured industry experts and focused on the $400 billion electric vehicles supply chain.
Prioritizing Student Success
Rising Scholars Enjoy Summer Activities
Students in Kent State’s Rising Scholars Program were involved in a wide variety of activities, workshops and programs this summer as part of their yearlong participation in this immersive regional campus program.
Prioritizing Student Success
New Police Officer Training Program Grant
Kent State’s Basic Police Officer Training Academy has received a grant to fund a program to increase the competency of cadets as well as to develop their communication skills during interactions with Black community members.
Expanding University Initiatives
Professor Receives National Research Award
Christa Porter, Ph.D., was awarded the Review of Research Award by the American Education Research Association (AERA) for her research article, “Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature."
Building the Future
Flying Flashes Win Air Race Classic
Kent State’s Flying Flashes earned three first place prizes at the 45th Annual Air Race Classic held in Lakeland, Florida, in June. The team is composed of Laura Wilson, senior aeronautics major, and Alex Johnson, ’21, Professional Pilot program alumna.
Prioritizing Student Success
Senior Receives Fulbright Scholarship
In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, Kent State University Honors College senior Mallory Woods, ’22, was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA).