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Senior fashion design majors Mackenzie Karsten and Daniella Byrnes review candidates during model tryouts at Kent State's School of Fashion

Strutting Our Stuff: Kent State’s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities

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

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Flash Friday: Maddie Goerl

Meet Maddie Goerl, a senior public relations major with a minor in public health at Kent State University from Mars, Pennsylvania.

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CAE professors host Popcorn with Professors

Snack-Sized Conversations

During the first full week of the spring semester, Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering provided two events for students, staff and faculty in the building to mingle and get to know each other, as a fun way to kick off the academic term.  

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Revisions to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid are posing challenges for students and parents.

New FAFSA Form Poses Challenges, Kent State Is Ready to Help

Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is always challenging for students and their parents, but this year’s process may be even more daunting. 

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Spring Student Employment Fair 2024

IN A FLASH: Exploring Jobs on Campus

Kent State University has more than 8,000 on-campus jobs for students. Student Employment Fairs – one in the fall and one in the spring – help connect students with job opportunities and network with on-campus employers. About 75% of Kent State students are employed while they are taking clas…

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Terrie Harris rejoices in receiving her bachelor's degree after studying off and on for 27 years.

‘A Promise Kept’

When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to Kent State University’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December. 

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Kent State is graduating students prepared for the most in-demand jobs of 2024.

Job Market Bright for Kent State Graduates

The newly released list of “100 Best Jobs for 2024” by U.S. News and World Report illustrates how Kent State University has the majors that are preparing graduates to lead in tomorrow's workforce.

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Happy Birthday, President McGilvrey!

Kent State's founding president was born on Jan. 8, 1867. His tireless dedication to the institution and its students is reflected in innovations that continue to propel Kent State University forward today. 

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Recognizing Excellence in Cybersecurity

The internet continues to grow and enhance personal, social and business life for millions of people. But there are security issues with so much data moving around the digital space. Javed Khan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science at Kent State University, shares the importance of cybersecurity in the evolving technological plane.  

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Students visiting Mummies of the World

Meeting the Mummies

An instructor from Kent State at Geauga gave her students a unique opportunity to study the anatomy of mummies.

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