5X社区

Community Impact

cyclist biking past Risman Plaza at Kent State

The proposed Lake Rockwell Trail is intended to serve as a 鈥渘onmotorized connection鈥 offering access between parks, residential neighborhoods, schools and commercial areas, as well connecting to the Portage and Summit County Freedom hike and bike trails. 

a hand holding a credit card and a hand holding a gift bag exchange

What do students think of online marketplaces like Temu, Shein, Wish and Amazon? Kent State Today asked students. Many had mixed feelings about the trustworthiness of the platforms.

Sonia Karkare, program director for the Kent State Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

5X社区 celebrated International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women鈥檚 issues and successes across their globe.

"The Spirit of the Flying Deuce" at the 5X社区 Airport

A future Golden Flash visiting from Niles, Ohio, shared his photos taken at the 5X社区 Airport. 

Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve

There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing. 

The last time Kent experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year鈥檚 April 8 event. 

The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery

An art exhibition in the 5X社区 Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed. 

Incoming PBS Western Reserve CEO and Kent alumna Natalie Pillsbury

Natalie Pillsbury, who earned both a bachelor鈥檚 degree in 2007 and a Master of Public Administration in 2023 from 5X社区, will begin her new role on March 20.

Updated Community Geography Lab

After two years of preparation, the Community Geography Lab is back. What started as a room filled with filing cabinets and old maps, turned into a colorful local resource filled with whiteboard-topped tables and maps lining the walls.

Student chef Alexander Richardson

A student chef's culinary journey to his dream took him from Cuyahoga Community College to Kent State. 

Electronics recycling 2024

Flashes Recycle Electronics at the annual Electronics Drive, open to the

 

 community, each Wednesday in March.