Each Friday, over the next few weeks, several hundred admitted students and their families will be visiting the Kent Campus of Kent State University for Future Flash Days. About a third of them are still determining whether Kent State is the right fit for them.  You could encounter families from Ohio, or 49 other states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on campus on the following dates:Friday, Feb. 16; Friday, Feb. 23, Friday, March 8, Friday, March 15, Friday, April 12 and Friday, April 19. Sean Broghammer, Ph,D., vice president of the Division of Enrollment Manag...

Kent State University at Tuscarawas will hold Blue &  Gold Night on Tuesday, March 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. This interactive admissions event utilizes an expo format to enable attendees to choose what information they need regarding admissions and the academic programs at Kent State Tuscarawas.During the event, information will be provided about how to:   Get started at Kent State TuscarawasPay for your education — whether you are seeking a certificate, two-year or four-year degree   Choose the major that’s right for you“This expo f...

Leah Benson's childhood dreams were filled with visions of flight. If you asked what creature she'd choose to be, she'd promptly reply, "A bird!" Her parents always encouraged her to pursue her passions, and now she's doing just that as a senior aerospace engineering student at Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE). For Leah, this field combines her love for planes, space, math, and physics. Imagine her excitement upon learning that she's been selected for an internship at NASA!...

The Kent State University community attended a virtual event on Feb. 22 in which Tatsushi (Tats) Arai, Ph.D., an associate professor of peace and conflict studies and a peacebuilding scholar, addressed the challenging questions: what is hatred, where does it come from and how do you overcome it?Arai hopes that this presentation, entitled “Dialogue on Hatred: A Peacebuilder’s Perspective,” will inspire participants to begin dialogues on the issue of hatred and how to dismantle it.The event was a continuation of the year-long initiative “Dialogue and Difference: A New Un...