Student Life

Robert Slade, a cook at Kent State University’s Culinary Services

‘Right Place, Right Time’ to Save a Life

Robert Slade said that instead of walking his normal path across the Eastway Dining Hall during his shift one day, he abruptly took a different route, and that small decision put him in the right place to save a life.

Tags: Profiles , Student Life

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Mountain scene on The Rock

IN A FLASH: "Rock-y" Mountain Art

"The Rock" on the Kent Campus has worn many messages and many, many coats of paint. This week it displayed something unique. 

Tags: University News , Student Life , Arts & Culture , In a Flash

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Honors College Welcome Event 2024

IN A FLASH: Welcome Honors College Class of 2028!

A special event welcomed Kent State's first-year Honors College students to Fall Semester 2024. 

Tags: Fall Semester , Freshmen , Honors College , Student Life , In a Flash

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The new Sensory Wellbeing Space on the Kent Campus.

New Sensory Wellbeing Space Opens on Kent Campus

A space inside the Speech and Hearing Clinic has been renovated to serve as the new Sensory Wellbeing Space where students can find a welcoming and supportive environment for gathering or study.

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Flash Focus: Bryson Bodo

Flash Focus: Bryson Bodo

Meet Bryson Bodo, a biology major with a pre-medicine concentration from Unionport, Ohio, and a member of Kent State University’s Honors College. 

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2024 Fall Food Truck Series

Fall Food Truck Series Returns to Risman Plaza

For several weeks, in the fall and spring, University Culinary Services invites a selection of local food trucks to offer their tasty treats on Risman Plaza each Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tags: Fall Semester , Student Life , University Culinary Services , Fork in the Road! , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Goodyear Blimp Pilot

Goodyear Blimp Pilots Have Full-Circle Moment

The skies over Kent State University's Airport will feature a unique homecoming this weekend as three alumni return to pilot the Goodyear Blimp during the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday.

Tags: Profiles , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life

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New Kent State Votes Banner

Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged

The Kent State Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections. 

Tags: Voting , Elections , Community & Society , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , University News , May 4 , Intercollegiate Athletics

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CAED graduate student welcome 2024

IN A FLASH: A Welcome at Wick

Graduate students in Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design received a personal welcome from the college's associate dean at the park outside Kent State's Wick Poetry Center. 

Tags: graduate students , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Wick Poetry Center , Nationally Distinctive , Fall Semester , Student Life , In a Flash

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The SURE program has given Allison Remick experience she can carry into a career as a veterinarian.

Students SURE Research Program Will Offer Return on Investment

Allison Remick and Madeline Desmond were among a cohort of 178 students who conducted research projects under the direction of faculty mentors during the annual 2024 SURE program.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Research & Science , Honors College

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