Meet Blessing Mupinga

Blessing Mupinga (She/Her/Hers)

Major: Aeronautics - Professional Pilot

Blessing’s path to Kent State may have been a little shorter than others. She’s originally from the Kent area and both of her parents have been teaching at the university since 2008. She also has two older siblings who are Kent State alumni.

So when she was asked about what influenced her decision to attend Kent State, Blessing said, “To be honest, it was 100% my immediate family,” and that” it was just tradition to attend Kent State in some sort of way.” 

Aside from her family’s influence, Blessing also chose Kent State “because of the outstanding reputation the Aeronautics program has.”

Blessing is excited about living on campus, but acknowledges that living close to home “makes my transition to independence more subtle. I would have felt way too underprepared to do this all on my own.”

After graduation, her dream would be to move out of state to work as a corporate pilot or to be employed by a commercial airline.

Blessing's message to herself in 2025

“Dear Blessing, I knew you could do it. I’m so proud of you and all that you’ve done to get to your current status. Now go out there and change the world by living up to the meaning of your name. Your journey has just begun, don’t stop or look back until you realize your final destination.”