Success Stories

On May 18-19, the university community will celebrate Kent State University’s 113th birthday with its annual Day of Giving. As Golden Flashes reflect on where they’ve been and where they’re going, the Kent State community can join this journey to light the path forward for Kent State students. There are special incentives to help gifts ...

How does a college student build the confidence and independence to tackle life after college? Students build these skills in a multitude of ways, but for Justice Jama, it was participating in the Washington Program in National Issues (WPNI) during his senior year at Kent State University. WPNI has been bridging the gap from college to ...

Students with Kent State’s Upward Bound program and Akron's Firestone High School will have the opportunity to participate in a new pilot program on campus this summer that will use literature to increase college preparedness, civic engagement and a sense of belonging.  ...

Kent State University is proving that it is the place to be for fall 2023. The Admissions Office reports that for the Kent Campus, the university has received a record-breaking number of applications from people who want to attend Kent State in the fall and has reached a record-breaking number of students who have been accepted for admi...

“Always Ready, Always There” is the motto of the National Guard. In many ways, this describes Kent State University’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services, too. For the 14th consecutive year, Kent State has been designated a Military FriendlyⓇ School. For 2023-2024, the Kent Campus ranked in the top 20% of institutions, giving it ...

Kent State University is doing its part to help address the nationwide nursing shortage by training highly skilled nurses to add to the nursing talent pool. In addition, Kent State is educating students to become nurse educators to address the shortage of nursing school faculty to teach, mentor and develop both nursing students and practic...

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