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MAKING OUR OWN SPACE PROGRAM GIVES TEENS A TASTE OF ARCHITECTURE

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. Then again, not many 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects.

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  • As a doctoral student of sociology, Adedayo Adeagbo is doing her research on dignity care for aging people using advancements of technology in healthcare. With a specialization in medical sociology, Adeagbo’s thesis is built on the perceptions and attitudes of healthcare workers and the use of robots for caring for older adults.

  • June 6th marks National Higher Education Day — a reminder of the transformative power of education and the challenges facing students across the nation.

  • More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, Kent State’s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.

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Three blimps over the Kent State University Airport.

Three Goodyear blimps could be seen in the skies over Northeast Ohio last week as the company celebrated their iconic airship's 100th anniversary.

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  • When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at Kent State University this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.

  • Kent State graduate student Lauren Paterson and former teacher Marc Myers were recently featured on WBUR’s ‘Here and Now’ sharing their work together on The Legacy Project.

  • To better serve you through our vast resources and knowledgeable librarians, Kent State University Libraries will join other OhioLINK institutions in replacing the KentLINK platform with a new library system that will offer a host of benefits to support 21st-century teaching, learning and research. 

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  • Muna Koirala’s first year at Kent State University was an exercise in academic anxiety, and she’s willing to share her story in hopes that her struggles will help other students overcome their own.

  • As part of  Kent State’s 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at Kent State University at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present “Operation: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History” on May 3 at 1 p.m. with her father, retired Maj. General Ed Mechenbier. Mahli Mechenbier was one of the children from Vietnam the U.S. Government brought to the United States for adoption by American families by  after Saigon was overun by advancing Viet Cong troops in 1972. 

  • Ivory Kendrick, the newly elected president of the University Student Government, spoke his destiny into existence last year when he set his sights on leading the organization. Now, Kendrick is ready to hit the ground running.

Arts & Community

  • Sarah Spinner Liska, director of the Kent State University Museum, has been honored with the inaugural Artist Empowerment Award from Summit ArtSpace, recognizing her outstanding work in expanding access to the arts and championing inclusive creative spaces.

  • Kent State University recently celebrated one year of wellness-on-the-go. The Mobile Flashes program has been in motion since spring 2024, delivering healthcare services to underserved and rural communities throughout Northeast Ohio.  

  • Hundreds packed Crawford Hall Friday night to see the best in fashion in support of the Kent State School of Fashion's Annual Awards Fashion Show. 

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