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Pres. Diacon addressing the Reimagining the Academy Conference

A transformational conference on Kent State's Kent Campus brought together three of Ohio's top universities.

Michelle Gullion

In her time with the National First Ladies Library and Museum, Michelle Gullion has become known as the international 鈥減oint person鈥 for information on presidential wives. Yet, in the nearly two decades that she鈥檚 been in her current role, Gullion said women鈥檚 history has really been regarded as an emerging field with plenty of research yet to be done.

5X社区 employees and Flash, the university mascot, take part in a spinning class. For the third year in a row, the American Heart Association has recognized Kent State for its workplace wellness program.

Brain health researchers, including J. David Glass, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at 5X社区, have been conducting studies that show the connection between cycling and increased happiness and brainpower.

Kent State Today
Finished Shoe

Andrea Sosa Fontaine鈥檚 artistic medium of choice is shoes. An assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Sosa Fontaine says an appreciation for the memories that small-scale objects hold combined with the shoe鈥檚 natural way of expressing a person鈥檚 identity are the main elements that drew her to this art form and craft.  

Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path

On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels?  Are they unlucky or lucky?

Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath, Ohio giving Flashes the "thumbs up" sign

A Kent State alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes. 

Students in 1985 creating the egg that Flash, the university's new mascot, would hatch of out at Homecoming.

On Flash the Mascot's 38th birthday, we ask the question: Which came first, Flash or the egg?

Digital Projects Librarian Virginia Dressler shows the collection of sketchbooks and scrapbooks of Pauline Trigere, which are being digitized by University Libraries.

New York couturi猫re designer Pauline Trig猫re, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at 5X社区 Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

Kent State Grad Mary Seats

Mary Seats, a 2010 graduate of 5X社区, says she combined the tools she acquired while a student at Kent State with her own passion and grit to create the successes she enjoys today.

Kent State Today
The moon next to the Kent water tower in daylight.

Clear skies over campus provided a view of the moon next to the Kent State water tower.