Student Life

Emily Spencer, a senior from North Canton, Ohio, said her time in the Kigali Summer Institute gave her a deeper understanding of humanity.

When she signed up for the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda, Kent State University senior Emily Spencer, thought it would be a good training ground for humanitarian work she hopes to perform in the future. When she returned from the three-week course, she felt significantly changed. 

Four staff members from the National Police College in Rwanda have begun their studies as graduate students at Kent State University this semester.

Large numbers of international graduate students are boosting enrollment of both international students and graduate students.

Education Abroad Showcase Blank Lab

Education Abroad Showcase begins Monday, Sept. 18, with events each day through Friday, Sept. 22. 

Online Learning

Parenting students have an entirely different experience on campus. Financial concerns, scheduling and access to childcare are just some of the issues parents on campus have to contend with. Kent State’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services is providing a new resource for parenting students who are unable to leave their kids at home to study.

Alienware computers

Aliens have landed at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. The campus unveiled a computer lab with 24 new Alienware computers for the fall semester of 2023. Students studying engineering technology and/or animation game design at Kent State Tuscarawas are able to use these high-end computers to draft images and create code. 

 

Kent State Today will be following six Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year to chronicle their lives.

Kent State Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their Kent State University journeys.

Serena Gestring

"I chose to come to Kent State because it was essentially my perfect university for a number of reasons, but one of the main ones was my internship experience at the Kent State LGBTQ+ Center!"

Kent State Today
Students walking on Kent Campus

The Kent State social team took to the streets to find out what people on campus are listening to.

Cybersecurity Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay

Unauthorized purchases. An erased computer. A hacked bank account. These are all potential risks for people who don’t protect their digital identity. Anyone is vulnerable to these risks, but those who practice digital identity safety have a lower chance of it happening to them.  

Fork in the Road Food Truck on the Student Green

Grab lunch on Wednesdays at one of the food trucks parked on the Student Green.