Student Life
The Center for Adult and Veteran Services Is 'Doing it Right!'
A paycheck and covered medical and housing expenses are fantastic military perks; however, veterans agree that one of the biggest benefits from serving is found in the classroom. 5X社区 was recently ranked on the Military Times鈥 Best for Vets: Colleges 2020 rankings.
Columbiana County Escape Room Offers Scholarships to Students With Fastest Escape Time
The circumstances are grim: Beloved 5X社区 mascot Flash is stressed out and hasn鈥檛 been able to find the crucial student ID on exam day. You and your friends are the only ones who can help. Your group is frantically scrambling to find the lost ID, but time is running out before it becomes too late for Flash to take the exam. This scenario might sound like something out of a Kent State mystery movie, but it鈥檚 actually the situation in the new escape room called ESCAPE in a FLASH at Kent State鈥檚 East Liverpool Campus.
Columbiana County Escape Room Offers Scholarships to Students With Fastest Escape Time
The circumstances are grim: Beloved 5X社区 mascot Flash is stressed out and hasn鈥檛 been able to find the crucial student ID on exam day. You and your friends are the only ones who can help. Your group is frantically scrambling to find the lost ID, but time is running out before it becomes too late for Flash to take the exam. This scenario might sound like something out of a Kent State mystery movie, but it鈥檚 actually the situation in the new escape room called ESCAPE in a FLASH at Kent State鈥檚 East Liverpool Campus.
Urban Design Students Make an Impact on Erie鈥檚 Bayfront
When cities need help imagining new possibilities for their urban places and communities, they call 5X社区鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC). Most recently, Kent State architecture students had the opportunity to put the skills they learn in the classroom to make an impact on local communities in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Kent State Fashion School Committed to Sustainability
5X社区鈥檚 Fashion School continuously finds ways to innovate. Its unique lifestyle boutique, Fashion School Store (FSStore), in downtown Kent recently added a new line called 鈥淪ustainability RETOLD.鈥 This collection includes sustainably made clothing, featuring work from five different students and three faculty.
Ashtabula Student Named 2019 Outstanding Occupational Therapy Assistant
Occupational Therapy Assistant student Lauren Whitten was recently named the Sharon Kay Ashworth Outstanding OTA Student by the Ohio Occupational Therapy Association (OOTA). Whitten shared her thoughts on the award and her experiences at Kent State Ashtabula in a Student Spotlight video.
Makerspaces Create Innovative Ecosystem on Campus
A makerspace is a 鈥渄o-it-yourself鈥 space where people can gather to create, invent, build and learn. Makerspaces can exist in many forms and be equipped with a variety of tools and equipment, but at Kent State, makerspaces go beyond making and encourage collaborating and sharing knowledge.
From Classroom to Real World: Six Amazing Kent State Internship Stories
What do NASA, Porsche, the National Park Service, Walt Disney World, New York Fashion and C-SPAN all have in common? 5X社区 students gained valuable experience and showcased their education and skills this year at each. In the spring, summer and fall semesters of 2019 at Kent State, 2,740 students completed an internship for credit. Internships are a valuable real-world experience that provide students vital on-the-job training in their chosen fields.
Kent State Men鈥檚 Basketball Wins Season Opener, Freshman Player With Autism Makes History
The 5X社区 men鈥檚 basketball team started the 2019-20 season off on a high note with four players scoring in double figures for a 97-58 opening-night victory over the Division III Hiram Terriers at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center on Nov. 6. Freshman Kalin Bennett, the first true freshman diagnosed with autism to sign a letter of intent in Division I men鈥檚 basketball, made history when he checked into the contest.
Kent State Public Relations Students Earn National Recognition
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) awarded PRSSA Kent the highest national honors for a chapter, the 2019 Outstanding Chapter Award. Public relations major Vanessa Gresley, PRSSA Kent鈥檚 vice president of professional relations, earned the Gold Key Award, the highest PRSSA honor for students.