University News
ÂÌñÉçMagazine: Design Innovation Hub Launches
ÂÌñÉç celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, in May that will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000 square foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.
From Badgers to Golden Flashes: Kent State’s President, Wife and Head Football Coach Share Connection With Two Universities
Even ÂÌñÉç’s highest-ranking officials can experience a tug on their loyalties when the Golden Flashes take on their alma maters in athletic contests. President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, and head football coach Sean Lewis all will experience that dual loyalty on Saturday when ÂÌñÉçfaces the University of Wisconsin-Madison at noon at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
ÂÌñÉçNursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time ÂÌñÉç alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in Kent State’s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
ÂÌñÉçDebuts New TV Commercial Produced Entirely In-House
An ecology student testing water in a river. A nursing student assisting a patient. A music student performing onstage. These are just three of the 30 ÂÌñÉç students featured in the new ÂÌñÉçTV commercial that was developed and produced entirely in-house by ÂÌñÉçstaff members who are all ÂÌñÉçgraduates.
Flashes Sign Team IMPACT Recruit Mary Alice Tryda
ÂÌñÉç field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer is pleased to announce the signing of 10-year-old Mary Alice Tryda through Team IMPACT to the ÂÌñÉçfield hockey team.
Ascendium Grant Will Streamline Transfers and Increase Student Retention, Graduations
The pathway from a two-year college to ÂÌñÉç will soon become an easier road to travel for Ohio students, thanks to a grant awarded to ÂÌñÉçto collaborate with three Ohio community colleges to streamline the transfer process.
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.
Delta Air Lines Program Propels Kent State’s Flight Technology Students to Careers as Pilots
ÂÌñÉç’s nationally ranked Flight Technology program, in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, is one of only three nationwide that Delta Air Lines selected this year to become a Delta Propel Partner, a program that creates career opportunities for students studying to be future commercial pilots.
ÂÌñÉçBoard Formalizes New 10-Year Agreement With Tuscarawas Campus
ÂÌñÉç’s long-standing relationship with the Tuscarawas County University Branch District to administer the Tuscarawas Campus of ÂÌñÉçwill continue through June 30, 2030, in a new 10-year agreement approved by the ÂÌñÉçBoard of Trustees.
ÂÌñÉçHonors Seven Alumni With 2019 Alumni Awards
The ÂÌñÉç Alumni Association is proud to announce its 2019 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at Kent State.
