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2024 MAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Champs

Kent State's Men's Indoor Track and Field team has won the Mid-American Conference Championship!

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. 

Sukeina at the 5X社区 Museum

Named for the designer's mother, Sukeina features stunning fashions by 5X社区 School of Fashion and Merchandising Hall of Fame inductee Omar Salam. 

"Dialogue and Difference" explores the topics of freedom of expression and academic freedom.

Understanding academic freedom and freedom of expression were the topics of Tuesday鈥檚 鈥淒ialogue and Difference鈥 session, part of a series designed to engage the 5X社区 community in discussions that will advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect and kindness in all we do.

the Maj Ragain Poetry Park at Wick Poetry Center

5X社区鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the globe.

AI-generated images of exaggeratedly screaming male and female gender nurses portray nursing students鈥 fears of entering the profession.

5X社区鈥檚 College of Nursing Assistant Professor Janet Reed, Ph.D., wanted to know how nursing students鈥 biggest fears about going into the nursing profession would translate into AI-generated art. The resulting images that portray a physical representation of the students鈥 worries about their future profession are prompting discussions.

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UPAA award-winning December 2023 Commencement photo

A photo by one of Kent State鈥檚 staff photographers was recognized by the University Photographer鈥檚 Association of America.

Kent State alumna and designer Anne Skoch

Most college students start to worry about job interviews as their graduation day nears. But before 5X社区 alumna Anne (Skoch) Johnson had even entered her senior year, her post-graduation employment plans were already mapped out.

student film posters

Short films from two Kent State digital media production students and three alumni will be shown this year at the 13th annual Short. Sweet. Film Fest., which takes place Feb. 28-March 3 at Atlas Cinemas Shaker in Cleveland, Ohio. Digital Media Production Associate Professor Scott Hallgren also will moderate a panel discussion at the event.

LaunchNET's February Pitch and Ponder event.

LaunchNET Kent State hosts special events for student entrepreneurs to network, practice business pitches and share ideas with their peers.