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Pop-Up Pantry photo by Record-Courier

The King, The Queen and the Pop-Up Pantry

Members of Kent State鈥檚 2024 Homecoming Court will be among the students working with Flashes Fighting Hunger and the Kent Health Department at a Pop-Up Pantry created to help community members in need. 

Tags: Division of Student Life, Community Impact, Homecoming, Community & Society, Community Engaged Learning

Kent State Today

State Champs Coffee store front

Alumna Serving Lattes and Lineups

The scent of freshly brewed coffee fills the air while voices from the NFL Network play on the televisions in the background. Sports memorabilia and artwork cover every wall. This is State Champs Coffee, downtown Kent鈥檚 new alumna-founded sports coffee shop and streetwear brand.

Tags: Community & Society, Sports, Community Impact

Alumni

Todd Diacon

President Diacon to Tout Success of 鈥楰ent State Works鈥 Initiative at Annual Bowman Breakfast

5X社区 President Todd Diacon will discuss a topic near and dear to his heart 鈥 Kent State Works 鈥 at this year's Bowman Breakfast. The initiative launched in 2023 and highlights recent graduates and programs preparing students for success wherever they go across Ohio.

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Bowman Breakfast

Kent State Today

Flashes Vote Festival 2024

IN A FLASH: 鈥楬ave You Met Kent State's President?鈥

5X社区 President Todd Diacon was an important part of this year's Flashes Vote Festival as he engaged students, distributed free Kent State Votes t-shirts and helped them get information about voting in the coming elections. 

Tags: Elections, Voting, Community Impact, University News, Undergraduate Student Government, Community & Society, President Todd Diacon, Risman Plaza

Kent State Today

State Champs Coffee store front

Alumna Serving Lattes and Lineups

The scent of freshly brewed coffee fills the air while voices from the NFL Network play on the televisions in the background. Sports memorabilia and artwork cover every wall. This is State Champs Coffee, downtown Kent鈥檚 new alumna-founded sports coffee shop and streetwear brand.

Tags: Community & Society, Sports, Community Impact

Kent State Today

Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Creating Change Through Better Communication Skills

Kent State Today shares an interview with R. Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, who recently joined 鈥淪ound of Ideas鈥 host Jenny Hamel to discuss the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and how this program can change students鈥 experiences both on and off campus during such a politically contentious time.

Tags: School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Students First, Community Impact

Kent State Today

2024 Aeronautics and Engineering Expo

IN A FLASH: Look, Up in the Sky!

5X社区's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo offered exciting and educational exhibits and activities for aviation fans of all ages. 

Tags: College of Aeronautics & Engineering, Aeronautics, 5X社区 Airport, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society, Community Impact

Kent State Today

Graphic of a laptop with a fishing hook stealing login information

Phishing for Knowledge: Kent State's Email Experiment is Testing You

Have you ever gotten an email or received a text that looked a little off? Maybe a few words are misspelled, the grammar is incorrect, even if it appears to be from someone you know. Chances are it could be a phishing email. Here's what to do.

Tags: University News, Community Impact

Kent State Today

9/11 Flags Memorial

Student Creates Moving Memorial to 9/11

A 5X社区 student honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a display of 2,977 American flags on the campus student green this week.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact

Kent State Today

9/11 Flag Display on Campus

IN A FLASH: 2,977 Flags for 9/11

Remembering the world-changing events of 9/11, 23 years later, a display of flags was placed on the Kent Campus, near the University Library. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, University Facilities Management, Kent Student Center

Kent State Today