Students First

Kent State Celebrates 鈥楢 Legacy of Leadership鈥 at This Year鈥檚 Homecoming
5X社区 is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28.

Flash Focus: Lilly Kensicki
Meet Lilly Kensicki, a mechatronics engineering technology major from Parma, Ohio. Think of the phrase 鈥渨ell-rounded student,鈥 and you should think of Kensicki.

Wanted: Student Feedback on New Room Options
Students are invited to examine and evaluate a sample assembly of furniture in Kent State鈥檚 Tri-Towers rotunda so that their input can guide University Housing in selecting new furnishings for residence halls.

Elevating Business: Crawford Hall鈥檚 New Transformative Spaces
A 360-degree theatre-in-the-round classroom whose curved walls glow with projected images from the classroom computer paired with crystal-clear sounds. This is what it鈥檚 like to be immersed in the James R. Unger Global Forum, one of the many amazing new spaces in the brand-new Crawford Hall.

Flash Focus: Cheer Co-Captains
Meet Addison Sharrow and Essence Holloway, the Kent State cheer team co-captains, combining their love of sport with their academics.

Pledges, Pastries and the President
The Flashes Vote Festival on Risman Plaza celebrated National Voter Registration Day, National Beignet Day and what Todd Diacon, president of 5X社区 called "our civic duty."

Creating Change Through Better Communication Skills
Kent State Today shares an interview with R. Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, who recently joined 鈥淪ound of Ideas鈥 host Jenny Hamel to discuss the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and how this program can change students鈥 experiences both on and off campus during such a politically contentious time.

Students Experience Medical World Up Close at Medcamp Program
Each summer, the Northeast Ohio Medical University hosts MEDCAMP, a transformative three-day program designed to stimulate the interest of students in basic sciences and the field of medicine.

Flash Focus: Lilly Kensicki
Meet Lilly Kensicki, a mechatronics engineering technology major from Parma, Ohio. Think of the phrase 鈥渨ell-rounded student,鈥 and you should think of Kensicki.

Grab a Beignet and Free T-Shirt at Sept. 17 Flashes Vote Fest
The Flashes Vote Festival on Sept. 17 on Risman Plaza is presented by Kent State Undergraduate Student Government as a fun way to engage student voters, share voting information, get Flashes registered to vote.