Student Life

2025 International Cook Off event

Celebrating a World of Flavor at Kent State

The International Cook-Off, an event hosted by Kent State’s Office of Global Education and International Student and Scholar Services, is beloved by many international and domestic students. 

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Elizabeth Sowa

College Credit Plus Student Takes Calculated Approach to the Future

Without a doubt, Elizabeth Sowa is the definition of high achiever. Currently a junior at Glen Oak High School, they earned a first-place award this past summer at the Kent State Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition as a College Credit Plus student through the Stark Campus.

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Kent State senior architecture major Georgia Coulter studied abroad with professional architect Frank Barkow

Serendipitous Encounter Leads to International Opportunity for Kent State Architecture Student

A lecture series in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design changed the trajectory of Kent State senior Georgia Coulter's college experience, allowing her to study abroad with Frank Barkow, an educator, researcher and architect. 

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HEM Design Challenge 2025

‘We Create Magic for a Living – and We Get Paid for It’

In a fast-paced, reality TV-style competition, students in the Club Management class in Kent State’s Hospitality and Event Management Program worked in teams alongside industry professionals to create styled table settings themed around specific holidays. 

Tags: Hospitality Management , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Student Organizations , Design at Kent State , Student Life , Community & Society

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Kent State PRSA ROCKS Award-winning students, faculty and advisors.

IN A FLASH: Kent State’s PR Students and Faculty ROCK!

A team of Kent State public relations students and a Kent State public relations professor earned prestigious awards at the Public Relations Society of America – Greater Cleveland chapter’s ROCKS Awards ceremony.

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Kent State elementary education student Julia Michalak on a playground

How One Kent State Student Turned Pain Into Pride

When Kent State University senior Julia Michalak was in elementary school and middle school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the idea of going to gym class made her sick to her stomach. Now in her final year at Kent State, Michalak will soon earn her bachelor’s degree in physical education and sport performance, with a goal to help other kids like her overcome their insecurities and learn to enjoy physical education.

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Flash Focus: Abigale Traska

Meet Abigale Traska, an alumna and current graduate student from Brunswick, Ohio, whose willingness to explore her options has yielded a promising future. 

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Don'Marie Reid speaks during I AM FIRST celebration

I AM FIRST Week Honors First-Generation Students, Staff and Alumni

Students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated I AM FIRST Week, a recognition of Kent State University students’ first-generation identity, by building community and showcasing campus-wide support.

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Flash Focus: Payton Schramski

Meet Payton Schramski, a senior interior design major with a marketing minor, from Grand Rapids, Michigan.  

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Three-Minute Thesis Winners

Big Ideas, Presented in Just a Little Time

Three Minute Thesis competitions, like the one that took place recently at Kent State, are held at institutions nationwide and help student researchers practice presenting complicated research data briefly and simply, in a way that's easy for non-academics. 

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