Success Story

Kent State Celebrates 100 Years of Homecoming
Kent Campus
Kent State President Beverly J. Warren poses with 2018 Homecoming King Jordan Euell and Queen Jennifer Uren on the field at Dix Stadium.

EXCEL Helps Student Find Her Fit
Kent Campus
Celeste Dawson credits Kent State’s EXCEL program for making the Kent Campus feel like a second home.

Celeste Dawson had made up her mind. She was not going to attend college and that was her final decision. 

Her story could have ended there, but the support of her parents and a program at Kent State University opened up a new chapter in her life – one filled with opportunities she never imagined.

Kent State Again Ranked in Coveted Top Tier of Best National Universities by U.S. News
Kent Campus
Kent State University students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, Kent State ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

In a class by itself, Kent State University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

FlashFAST Football Debuts at Home With 54-14 Win
Kent Campus
Junior running back Jo-el Shaw following his first of three touchdowns.

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37th Annual Black Squirrel Festival Features Student Organizations, Vendors, Food and Freebies
Kent Campus
The annual Black Squirrel Festival offers Kent State students a chance to learn about student organizations, explore different university departments and learn more about the Kent community.

Kent State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 18
Kent Campus
A College of Business Administration graduate show off her glasses while in line to enter Kent State’s Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

The Kent State University alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. Kent State University held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Kent Campus conferred 1,325 degrees.

Kent State Ranked High as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus
Kent Campus
A Kent State University student proudly displays an award certificate during the university’s Lavender Graduation ceremony, which honors the achievements of graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students.

An inclusive campus acknowledges and respects diversity, and offers a welcoming environment for all community members regardless of their differences.

Kent State Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest
Kent State Today
Kent State University students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.

Kent State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to Fashion-schools.org.

Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award
Department of Geography
James Tyner

Kent State President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
Kent State Today
Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren presented 13 Kent State faculty members with the 2018 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition.

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