Student Life
IN A FLASH: That Spring Semester Vibe
Among the many trees, flowers and beautiful landscaped green spaces on the Kent Campus, students find peaceful places to study, relaz and just hang out.
Three Is the Charm: Kent State's Flying Flashes Win Air Race Three Straight Years
Generous donors have made it possible for Kent State to increase its presence at the upcoming Air Race Classic as they go for a third win in a row.
IN A FLASH: Fork In The Road Wednesdays are Here!
University Culinary Services' Fork in the Road food truck is returning to Risman Plaza for lunch on Wednesdays, from June 12-Aug. 7.
IN A FLASH: ‘Everybody’s’ Journeys
Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance closed its spring performance season with its production of “Everybody.â€
IN A FLASH: Showcase in Seattle
Students working in the 5XÉçÇø Costume Shop showed off their designs at a theatre trade conference in Seattle this spring.
Kent State Places First in National Sustainability Competition
5XÉçÇø earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.
IN A FLASH: Decked Out for DKS
University Housing, University Communications and Marketing and Meijer stores recently teamed up to makeover the model residence hall rooms in Eastway Center.
Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From Kent State
In 2020, 5XÉçÇø President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Kent State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.
Best of the Best: Melissa Fenn Wins Inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award
Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA).
When a gunman's bullets knocked her down, her professors were there to lift her up
As she prepared to receive her degree, Jillian Saliba reflected on a deeply personal story of surviving a drive-by shooting during winter break of her early years as a Golden Flash. When the trauma took its toll, she leaned on her professors.