Mark Ledoux's work at Kent State University has made a difference with a lot of students. Make that, a lot of students. In his current role as director, Enrollment Research Analytics, Ledoux supports the Division of Enrollment Management through research and critical analysis of the university’s new student enrollment trends. Overall, he has worked in Admissions for more than 27 years, including as the director of recruitment, where he helped literally thousands of students over the years. "My job was really to facilitate the enrollment process and to have all the information they nee...

For Communication Studies major Angela Gerstner, ’24, enrolling in the course Global Communication gave her the opportunity to share the history of Indigenous people and the land they used to call home. Taught by Associate Professor Stephanie Danes Smith, the course focuses on human rights and human dignity. Throughout the semester, students worked toward completing a cultural genocide project that involved researching a specific population that was or is subjected to cultural genocide and implementing a creative awareness event to educate peers. Cultural genocide is defined as the attem...

Congratulations are in order for the Kent State University Precision Flight Team for another successful appearance at the National Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON), hosted by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA). The team competed from May 8th through May 13th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Teams compete in regional SAFECON events throughout the year to qualify for the National competition. This year’s team previously competed in the Region III competition in October, and their invitation to the national competition was announced in January. The qualifying com...