Ashley Angell is a second year Chemistry major at Kent State, who recently interned abroad in Tokyo, Japan.Ashley had been to Japan once before to drop her brother off for his own study abroad trip. She enjoyed her time so much that it inspired her to look for a study abroad program in Japan for herself.She chose to apply for the KSU Freeman Fellows Internship in Asia award, a grant-funded scholarship opportunity for Kent State students to pursue a summer internship program in Asia, because she wanted to work on her professional skills. After receiving the competitive KSU Freeman Fellows...

Arslan Kalandarov is a second year International Studies and Human Development and Family Science student at Kent State University. He is a first-generation student from Turkmenistan. Studying as an International Student at Kent StateArslan is from Turkmenistan and learned English while volunteering at Dashoguz American Corner. The American Corner is free to students and community members who want to learn more about the United States through presentations, activities, sessions, books and other resources. A big part of Arslan’s volunteer experience was interacting with American people fro...

As four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft speed toward the moon on the Artemis II mission — the first crewed lunar voyage in more than 50 years — a Kent State University graduate is among those who helped make the moment possible.Aimee Crane, BFA '09, MFA '12, a visual communication design alumna who serves as the Artemis Brand Manager for NASA, designed the Artemis I mission patch that flew aboard Orion's historic uncrewed flight in 2022 and has played a key role in shaping how the world sees and understands the Artemis program. Her career path from Kent State's School of Visual Commu...