Community & Society

GEAR awards

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 is expanding the opportunity for students to obtain addictions counseling certification.

Kent State University’s College of Public Health has taken steps to put more addiction counselors to work in Ohio.  

 

Kent State Mobile Flashes Program

A mobile unit from Kent State's College of Public Health is providing education, screening and wellness services to the community.

Students in a lecture hall

Kent State University’s Regional Campuses are hosting a series of information sessions designed to help Eastern Gateway Community College students navigate the transfer process and continue their education pathways. 

Sonia Karkare, program director for the Kent State Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

Kent State University celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve

There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing. 

The last time Kent experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year’s April 8 event. 

The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery

An art exhibition in the Kent State University Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed. 

Updated Community Geography Lab

After two years of preparation, the Community Geography Lab is back. What started as a room filled with filing cabinets and old maps, turned into a colorful local resource filled with whiteboard-topped tables and maps lining the walls.

Student chef Alexander Richardson

A student chef's culinary journey to his dream took him from Cuyahoga Community College to Kent State. 

Electronics recycling 2024

Flashes Recycle Electronics at the annual Electronics Drive, open to the

 

 community, each Wednesday in March.