Student Life
For the first time in school history, 5X社区 has received the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Institutional Academic Achievement Award. The Golden Flashes earned a department-wide grade-point average (GPA) of 3.447 for the 2020-21 academic year.
5X社区 has landed a spot on the list of top schools for military-connected students according to the 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges.
5X社区 Athletics has announced all sports facilities, including Dix Stadium, the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) and Murphy-Mellis Field, will be at full capacity for the fall 2021 sport season.
The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded 5X社区 first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling 鈥 Total Pounds Recycled.
The philosophy of Fraternity and Sorority Life at 5X社区 is that each strives to be the best community in the country by encompassing a nurturing and inclusive environment for everyone to call home. You can add doing great things for the community to the list.
Born five decades ago as the Kent Gay Liberation Front at 5X社区, PRIDE! Kent is the country鈥檚 oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.
Kent State alumna Jeannette Reyes, 鈥12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their 鈥渁nchor talk鈥 voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
Kent State alumna Jeannette Reyes, 鈥12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their 鈥渁nchor talk鈥 voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
While all eyes were on the stage to meet the NFL stars of the future, scores of current and former Kent State students were nearby during the league鈥檚 recent draft, which was held in Cleveland on April 29-May 1, 2021.