Community Impact

Kent State Alumna Found Her Passion Promoting Downtown Kent
As a 5X社区 student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.

Kindness Rocks Kent
People from Kent and Kent State are sharing positivity and building community with small rocks.
IN A FLASH: Championship Game at the MAC Center!
On Saturday, Kent State hosted Adaptive Sports Ohio's Wheelchair Basketball Championship.

Visual Footprints in Time
More than 1,000 photos of Black student life have been digitized and are waiting for members of the Kent State community to help identify them.

IN A FLASH: Behind the Console for 鈥楿rinetown鈥
The view from the control booth at a rehearsal of 鈥淯rinetown.鈥

Kent State Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment
5X社区 faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Seven Campuses in Four Days
Kent State administrators met with campus advisory boards on all seven of the university's Regional Campuses this week.

Quilts, Threads and Collage, Oh My! Alumna Showcases Skills at Local Art Studio
From the classroom to the art studio, Clare Murray Adams, B.S., '72; M.A., '76; and BFA, '93, has been exploring herself and her surroundings since 1977 when she made the switch from education to creation.

Fashion Merchandising Student Sold on Campus and Downtown Charm
From her perch in Rockwell Hall, where she takes classes as a fashion merchandising major, 5X社区 student Lucia Perry has a perfect view of the Lefton Esplanade leading to downtown Kent.

Award-Winning Dissertation Focuses on How Black Men Develop as Leaders
Michael Daniels, Ph.D., director of the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, is recognized for outstanding dissertation research by receiving NASPA's Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award.