Community & Society
Wednesday, March 20th, from 7:30am - 3pm, is the final E-cycle electronics recycling event of the spring. Members of both the campus and city of Kent community can recycle used electronics through Infinite Electronics Recycling, LLC, an R2 certified recycler, where materials are handled in an environmentally and socially responsible way.&n...
Kent State University was recently honored to host Great Lakes Regional Administrator, Erik Amend and Airports District Office Manager, John Mayfield, Jr., from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) for a tour of the Kent State Airport and Aeronautics and Engineering Building faciliti...
David Hogg has turned tragedy into activism. He survived the shooting that took place on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died. Following the shooting, he and his high school classmates began March for Our Lives, a youth-led movement whose mission includes civic engagement, educat...
Wellness goes beyond what’s on your plate or how many steps you take in a day. Wellness is holistic and includes how we feel and how we view our place in our communities. With that in mind, Kent State University staff were invited to an open-house Service Day in Heer Hall on Tuesday, Mar. 2, to support the local community.  ...
Welcome to Flash Friday! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Jordan, senior sociology major and wrestler, who is helping youth on and off the mat, bringing mentorship and new skill sets to the children of East Cleveland through the Beat the Streets program. Serving 10,000 ...
The April 8 total solar eclipse has sparked a new opportunity for interactive poetry from Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center.The university and the city of Kent will be in the path of totality for the eclipse, and numerous visitors are expected to flock to the Kent Campus and the city to experience the phenomenon.The Wick Poetry Ce...
“We are living in a time of cracks,” said Chaya Kessler, director of Kent State University’s Jewish Studies program. She was referencing the song “Anthem” by Leonard Cohen that says “There is a crack in everything; That’s how the light gets in.”Kessler said, “We are living in a time where we are looking for the light. I feel like I live in...
Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of the Women’s Center, mentioned the G.E.A.R Awards was born out of a previous event called Mothers, Mentors, And Muses, which recognized and elevated Kent State’s faculty and staff who made a difference in a student or colleague’s life.
Kent State University’s College of Public Health has taken steps to put more addiction counselors to work in Ohio. The college has partnered with the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) to make available to its master’s degree students in social and behavioral sciences an existing certificate in addictions co...
Mobile Flashes are hitting the road to serve the community. The Kent State Mobile Flashes program is a collaboration between Kent State University's College of Public Health and partner organizations to provide community screening and wellness services. The Kent State Mobile Wellness Unit is part of this ...