The air was electric with anticipation as several students from Kent State University's College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) descended on the Lockheed Martin headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland for the 2024 Ethics in Engineering Competition.Hosted annually, the competition challenges undergraduate teams to present solutions to complex cases involving ethical, business, and engineering dilemmas. Representing Kent State's Aerospace Engineering program were two teams: sophomore David Hackett and junior Jaden Lepp, and sophomore Cole Dockus and junior Haley Dees. From the moment they a...

Kent State University President Todd Diacon focused on the benefits to Ohio from state support of Kent State during his April 10 presentation before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee in Columbus, Ohio. Watch Diacon’s full presentation:  Diacon’s presentation kicked off the second of six sessions in which all 14 Ohio public universities are asked to discuss their capital funding requests for infrastructure repairs and improvements. Presidents are also asked to summarize their institutions’ financial health amid a changing higher education environment and ad...

The Kent State University at Stark DEAR (Diversity, Equity & Anti-Racism) Committee is hosting a community-wide panel discussion and forum, Bridging the Gap: Legislative Movements and DEIB in Higher Ed, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The panel will be held at 6 p.m. in the Main Hall Auditorium at Kent State Stark. Panelists will address:Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) issues from historical and legislative points of view Ideas on what is currently being done to improve the best practices in higher educationFuture plans on what we want to accomplishAudience partic...