IN A FLASH: Young Minds Soaring

I Promise students visiting the Kent State University Airport.

 

Bright young minds from the I Promise School, Akron Public Schools enjoyed an interactive field trip to Kent State that included visits to five interactive stations including Simulation/Air Traffic Control, Engineering Challenges, Drone Operations, Airplane Preflight, and Aircraft Lift & Drag demonstrations.

I Promise students visiting the Kent State University Airport.

 

Faculty, staff and students from Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the Kent State University Airport coordinated the day's activities as 80 sixth graders experienced highlights of the university's facilities and programs. 

I Promise students visiting the Kent State University Airport.

 

Kent State's partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation continues to create meaningful educational experiences for over 1,600 students in Akron showing these talented, young students that college is within their reach.

I Promise students learning to use VR equipment.

 

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POSTED: Monday, June 23, 2025 10:21 AM
Updated: Monday, June 23, 2025 10:45 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
Kent State University College of Aeronautics and Engineering