Student Life
Meet the ÂÌñÉçClass of 2023
More than 20,000 people applied to be part of Kent State’s Class of 2023, and 4,270 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.
ÂÌñÉçCelebrates Homecoming
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the ÂÌñÉç fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their ÂÌñÉçdays, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with ÂÌñÉçpride.
Future Nurses Get Ahead by Giving Back at ÂÌñÉçGeauga
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at ÂÌñÉç Geauga Campus is a rigorous academic environment that requires serious discipline, study, practice, and testing. It’s also an intimate environment of friends, instructors, and mentors who support each other from one challenge to the next, and inspire one another to reach out for the benefit of others. As a student association, they give back to the community through fundraising, strengthening the nursing program for future students and charitable outreach throughout the region.
Students Design Innovative Ways to Connect Bayfront in Erie, Pennsylvania
A three-day trip is underway for ÂÌñÉç students to work with community leaders on finding new and creative ways to connect neighborhoods throughout Erie to its Bayfront, according to YourErie.com
ÂÌñÉçAssociate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries
ÂÌñÉç Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.
ÂÌñÉçStudent Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign
A North Royalton woman whom who will become a ÂÌñÉç student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.
ÂÌñÉçVolunteers Impact the Lives of Others Beyond CampusÂ
Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at ÂÌñÉç prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent. At 5 p.m. residents gather in the dining hall and volunteers serve the meal which is prepared from food donated by Trader Joe’s.
Competing for the Crown: Three ÂÌñÉçStudents Participate in Miss Ohio Title Competition
ÂÌñÉçstudents Caitlin Seifert, Emelia Sherin and Danielle Vivcharenko were three of 22 women who competed for the crown in the Miss Ohio 2019 Pageant.
From Honors Student to Tour Guide: Broadcast Journalism Senior Featured on WKYC’s Unzipped Series
Phillip Grant, Jr. grew up in Kent, Ohio, and attends ÂÌñÉç as a broadcast journalism major. Considering he has spent the majority of his life in the Tree City, Mr. Grant is the perfect tour guide for WKYC's Danielle Wiggins. Watch as Mr. Grant shows Ms. Wiggins all the town has to offer.
ÂÌñÉçTeam Competes in 2019 Air Race Classic
Kenzie Alge, a ÂÌñÉç certified flight instructor and 2019 graduate, and Alex Johnson, a ÂÌñÉçjunior flight technology student, make up the ÂÌñÉçteam competing in the 2019 Air Race Classic that starts June 18 in Jackson, Tennessee.