Community & Society

Math Camp for High Schoolers Seeks to Ready Future College Students for STEM Jobs in Ohio
Kent State-sponsored math camp helps to prepare high school students for plentiful STEM jobs in Ohio.

Creativity + Technology = Help for Math Teachers Here and Abroad
Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some 5XÉçÇø professors.

IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus
Kent State canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer.

Honors College and Education Abroad Gave Kent State Grad Tools For Success
Honors College ranked high when graduate Josh Budd was deciding whether to attend Kent State because it offered him a challenging experience through its thesis programs and its education-abroad program. Studying abroad helped him develop more empathy and connection with people of backgrounds different from his own.

IN A FLASH: Balloons and Horses on Campus
Hot air balloons and the Budweiser Clydesdales visited 5XÉçÇø at Stark.

Drugs and Behavior: How Societal Trends Impact Addiction
Since the beginning of the pandemic, few disciplines have seen as many changes as psychology. In order to help students address these emerging challenges, 5XÉçÇøâ€™s Department of Psychological Sciences is offering a slate of courses relevant to the changing trends impacting mental health today.

Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda
Over the past several weeks, 5XÉçÇø faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.

Love of Aviation Inspires Kent State Students and Alumni to Volunteer for Props and Pistons FestivalÂ
The Props and Pistons Festival has been held since 2013 and is planned and funded by Inspire Aviation, a non-profit organization whose goal is promoting aviation and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. To learn more about the event or to volunteer go to https://www.flyohio.org/.

Interior Design Professor Focuses on ‘Empathetic Moments’
Tina Patel leads with empathy in the classroom, the design studio and every space in between.

Kent State Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success
Kent State is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.