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Students at the School of Art Valentines Sale sell ceramic mugs

Art students excitedly staffed tables, spreading their love of aesthetic creations to all who came to the Valentine’s art sale on Friday, Feb. 9, in the Center for the Visual Arts. Artistic masterpieces were on display, ready to bring joy to lucky buyers.

Fabrizio Ricciardelli shows students around Italy

The Office of Global Education is hosting I Heart Travel Week Feb. 12-16 where students can learn more about education abroad, celebrate current and past students who have studied abroad, and engage with international activities on campus. 

Summer Job and Internship Fair Spring 2024

Finding a job for the summer can sometimes be a burden, but for students at Kent State University, it’s easier when the employment prospects come to you. Students and professionals gathered on the second floor of the Kent Student Center on Feb. 6 to kickstart their connections and discuss opportunities for this summer. 

Taylor Swift fan at the FAB Grammy Watch Party

Fans of Taylor Swift - and other artists - came together in the Rathskellar to watch the Grammys.

 

Kent State Today
Flash Friday Ariyanna Robb

Say hello to Ariyanna Robb, a senior hospitality and event management major, concentrating in event management and hotel and resort management, and minoring in business, from Trenton, Ohio.  

Fashion show at Ronald McDonald house

​Students, faculty and alumni from Kent State University’s world-renowned School of Fashion sent some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show that benefitted Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.  

Summer Job and Internship Fair 2024

Kent State students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.

Andrew Pertz

My name is Andrew Pertz, I am an aerospace engineering student with a minor in applied mathematics. In a lot of ways, I feel like Kent State found me. As a first-generation college student, the process of applying and finding schools was very overwhelming.

Members of Kent State's Football Team visit the I Promise School in Akron.

Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters. 

Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

A Kent State staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio.