Modern & Classical Language Studies Professor, Dr. Brian Baer, has been chosen as one of three recipients of the Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award (ORSA). This award is sponsored by the University Research Council and the Division of Research and Economic Development. This award is intended to recognize Kent State’s exceptional researchers and scholars. Awardees are selected based on the quality of their research, creative activities and scholarship and their impact on society.The 3 awardees will be honored at the April 17 Faculty...

Kent, OH – The nationally and internationally ranked Kent State University School of Fashion is thrilled to announce its acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 24-26, in Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.The 2025 Annual Fashion Show features 161 looks from 41 designers whose collections and single-submission garments were chosen by a panel of industry critics and jurors for inclusion in this year’s show. The collections and garments span all categories of fashion and include evening wear, market ready, universal design and more.  “I am c...

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. Then again, not many 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects.Yet, that was the case for Bolton, a sophomore in Kent State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, who knew even as a young child that she wanted to be an architect.“I knew that I wanted to be an architect since I was very young, like 11 years old,” Bolton, who hails from South Euclid, Ohio, told Kent State Today. “It started with my passion for drawi...

  Yee-haw! On April 4, the Wild West Rodeo presented by the Flashes Activities Board (FAB) gave students a taste of Western fun.   Students moseyed over to the Kent Student Center Ballroom to partake in cowboy-themed treats, ride a mechanical bull, join in line dancing and test their skills in a Skee-Ball shooting gallery. Giveaways included a Kent State cowboy hat. FAB is a student organization that plans student-focused events and activities throughout the academic year.  Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related photos ...