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Radiology students at Kent State's Salem Campus learn how to position patients for x-rays.

Radiology students at Kent State's Salem Campus receive practical, hands-on training. 

PR Student Izzy Stewart Registering Students to Vote

Some Kent State students who are first time voters expressed excitement as they hurried to class or the library on Oct. 31, 2022, a week before the midterm elections. Other students said they were voting, but they had not registered to vote before the deadline in Ohio which was Oct. 11, 2022, for the Nov. 8, election.

CAPS Building

October marked Mental Health Awareness month at 5XÉçÇø. Although October doesn't align with the National Health Observance calendar, it was chosen because the need for mental health support peaks during October, according to Recreation and Wellness Services

Vote Signs

Kent State Today recently reached out to Michael Ensley, associate professor of Political Science, about what to watch for in the final weeks leading up to the November 8 election. Ensley sees the economy, immigration, crime and access to abortion as key issues for voters while also providing insight into polling.

Conversation Partners Program

The Conversation Partners Program at Kent State is a voluntary program that pairs international students with students from the United States for a once-a-week chat to discuss their different cultures.

College of Education, Health and Human Services
Planting trees in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Students and faculty from the Recreation, Park, Tourism and Management program volunteered to plant trees recently at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Macedonia. View the slideshow.

Students in the Horticulture Technology program at Kent State's Salem Campus get real experience "in the field."

Students in the Horticulture Technology program at Kent State's Salem Campus take "field trips" literally. 

Kent State's College of Education, Health and Human Services strives to put more teachers in the classroom.

Two 5XÉçÇø professors believe the best way to get more teachers in the classroom is to keep more education majors in college. 

Women in Engineering group portrait

Since its inception in 2021, the KSU Women in Engineering Club has been busy hosting school groups and guest speakers while working toward becoming an official chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.

Students at Kent State's Salem Campus learn sonography.

Sonography is one of the concentrations students in the radiology program at Kent State's Salem Campus can study.