Student Life

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.

Tags: Students First , Global Reach , Student Life , Global Presence

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Flash Focus: Payton Schramski

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

Tags: Profiles , Student Life

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Blue skies above The Esplanade and The College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

IN A FLASH: Reflections of Fall

A university photographer captured a stunning scene of beautiful fall skies over the Esplanade, near the Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

Tags: Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Fall Semester , Lefton Esplanade , College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Rae Wilson in action at 2025 Elevator Pitch competition

Entrepreneurial Students Rise Up for Annual Elevator Pitch Competition

Kent State University students showcased their business ideas at LaunchNET’s annual Elevator Pitch Competition on Oct. 23, filling the DI Reactor with passionate energy, fast pitches and big dreams.

Tags: Student Life , Students First

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Flash Focus: Richard Skains

Meet Richard Skains, a sophomore economics major and USG director from Rocky River, Ohio, who guides – and literally drives –fellow students toward success.

Tags: Profiles , Student Life , Students First , Community & Society

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Chem-O-Ween 2025 student's "hand" on fire

Students and Scholars Create Memorable Learning Experiences

Student groups and classes celebrated Halloween in creative ways as unique as their majors.

Tags: Student Life , Students First , Research & Science

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Cookies

A Mom's Cookies Connect With Students

As a student, a sweet treat can be more than just a sweet treat; it can provide comfort, excitement, and joy, especially during stressful and sad days. Over the past few months, one treat in particular has become a campus favorite: Sugar cookies. That students can find at Rosie’s, Eastway, and Bistro. 

Tags: Student Life , Students First

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Brazilian Alexandre Andrade attended American Academy and is now a junior entrepreneurship and marketing major at Kent State

From Curitiba, Brazil, to Kent State: Student's Path Winds Through China, Florida

American Academy student Alexandre Andrade, who is majoring in marketing and entrepreneurship at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, has learned to embrace cultural differences during his international journey to Ohio.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Global Presence , Office of Global Education , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

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Drone Witch Flight

'Defying Gravity' On The Science Corridor

A not-so-wicked, drone-lifted witch flew over the Science Corridor on Kent State's Kent Campus as part of a "Train the Trainer" workshop.

Tags: Fall Semester , College of Aeronautics & Engineering , UAV , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life

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Chem-O-Ween 2025

IN A FLASH: This is CHEM-O-WEEN!

The fifth annual Chem-O-Ween, presented by Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was its biggest and most exciting to date. It featured Halloween-themed activities, contests and four different themed rooms hosting fun and fascinating scientific demonstrations.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Student Life , Students First , Fall Semester

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