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2023 Women's History Month Graphic

This March, 5X社区 is celebrating the 2023 Women鈥檚 History Month. The theme for 2023 is 鈥淐elebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.鈥

Joshua R. Beacom, playing at the DI Hub

A student from Kent State's School of Music provided the soundtrack for Tuesday's Kent State Farmers' Market. 

Q & A at the SMC's "Body and Soul" event

Monday's event at the Student Multicultural Center provided cultural comfort food and good counsel.

Astronaut taking a selfie

The sky is the limit for learning basic life skills. That is the lesson for several Columbiana County Rising Scholars involved in a project through NASA.

Plant vendor at Spring 2023 Farmers' Market

The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub. 

Brian Johnson, programming director for Black United Students, traveled to Israel with Hillel Jewish campus organization

Senior Brian Johnson traveled to Israel Jan. 3-13 with a group of 19 student leaders with the Student Leaders Trip to Israel sponsored by Hillel, a Jewish campus organization.

Amoaba Gooden

One of the leaders of 5X社区鈥檚 Anti-Racism Task Force is reflecting on the group鈥檚 success with an eye to the past. 

鈥淭he accomplishments of the task force are really grounded in the historic work of the Department of Africana Studies, Black United Students and many others,鈥 said Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, who heads the task force. 

Scenes from I HEART Travel Week

The Valentine鈥檚 Day-themed expo made it easy for students to discover, explore and fall in love with the many study abroad options available through Kent State.

A room set up for a fancy event with decorated tables

In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the 鈥.鈥 For students in Kent State's Hospitality and Event Management program, there鈥檚 a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management. 

Kent State student Lucia Perry, of Poland, Ohio, studies fashion merchandising.

From her perch in Rockwell Hall, where she takes classes as a fashion merchandising major, 5X社区 student Lucia Perry has a perfect view of the Lefton Esplanade leading to downtown Kent.