Senior Aerospace Engineering major Julia Taylor is the recipient of the Kent State University Leadership Center’s Student Leader of the Month. The Student Leader of the Month program seeks to recognize students for excellence in leadership through campus and community involvement. Yewande Moore nominated Taylor. Moore said: “When I think of a student who embodies this model in totality, I think of Julia. Julia is probably the most hard-working student I have come across in my tenure here at Kent State. She is heavily involved all ov...

For the 10th time, Kent State University is being recognized as a “Great College to Work For,” according to the latest survey by the Great Colleges to Work For program. The program recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies.  Kent State is one of only 15 four-year public universities in the nation and is the only Ohio public university to receive the 2021 “Great College to Work For” designation. Other large four-year universities (with 10,000 or more students) similarly rated as Kent State include Florida International Uni...

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month (November), we are shining a spotlight on the students, alumni and faculty within the College who are making a difference in Native American communities by advocating for change and elevating diverse voices.  If you would like to be considered as a feature-ee for a future heritage month celebration, please contact us at cci@kent.edu.   ...

A new initiative resulting from a partnership between the Center for Adult and Veterans Services (CAVS), the Parenting Student Task Force, the College of Education, Health, and Human Services (EHHS), the Academic Success Center, and University Libraries is giving parents and families the chance to have a quiet study time up to six hours per week. The sixth floor of the library – the family-friendly floor -- welcomes in those interested each Wednesday from 4-7 p.m., and the Williamson House located at 1200 East Main Street serves as host each Thursday from 4-7 p.m. While parents have the ...

Students at Kent State University at Trumbull who are in need of food, personal items and clothing will now have more support from the university following Trumbull’s Care Closet official opening on Oct. 18. Trumbull’s Care Closet was created by the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and is set up as a fund that faculty, staff and the community can donate to. It’s goal is to provide necessities for students who can’t afford them. “Food insecurity continues to plague communities across Northeast Ohio and the nation,” Kent State Trumbull’s Marketing and Communications Coordin...