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Summer Job and Internship Fair Spring 2024

Finding a job for the summer can sometimes be a burden, but for students at 5X社区, it鈥檚 easier when the employment prospects come to you. Students and professionals gathered on the second floor of the Kent Student Center on Feb. 6 to kickstart their connections and discuss opportunities for this summer. 

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Flash Friday Ariyanna Robb

Say hello to Ariyanna Robb, a senior hospitality and event management major, concentrating in event management and hotel and resort management, and minoring in business, from Trenton, Ohio.  

Students vote on the Kent State campus in 2023

 When Gov. Mike DeWine signed new voter legislation into law in January, he said it was intended to help improve 鈥渧oter integrity." However, this move is creating hurdles for students on college campuses across the state and making waves in what is expected to be an incredibly contentious election year.

Summer Job and Internship Fair 2024

Kent State students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.

A student shows off a shirt at the United Greek Council rebrand ceremony

On Jan. 26, the United Greek Council officially unveiled its new name and logo at a ceremony that welcomed members of the National Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council executive board members and faculty and staff.

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Construction Management Job Fair Sp 2024

Energy was buzzing in the Kent Student Center Ballroom the morning of Feb. 2 as students and employers participated in the Construction Management Job Fair hosted by the Kent State Construction Management Student Organization.  

Kent State Student-Athletes in Boneza, Rwanda

Kent State staff and student-athletes took a trip at the beginning of 2024 to Boneza, Rwanda, to give of themselves. But they never expected how much they would receive in return.

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Ditlevson and Sestak

Names encapsulate who we are, the identity we hold and how others see us. But what if the name you were given doesn鈥檛 feel like 鈥測ou?鈥 This is the case for some transgender or gender-diverse people and those whose chosen name does not match their legal or birth name. This is one of the reasons why 5X社区鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Center and Student Legal Services teamed up to host the first Name Change Clinic.

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Flash Friday - Brandon Smith

Meet Brandon Smith, a senior zoology major at 5X社区 from North Lima, Ohio. Smith quickly fell in love with research, while pursuing a lifelong passion for wildlife and the natural world. He plans to attend graduate school for wildlife research after the completion of his undergraduate degree.

Kent State Students at the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar at Disney World

In an unconventional professional development opportunity, first-generation, income-eligible and differently-abled students at 5X社区 traveled to the Walt Disney World Resort alongside TRIO Student Support Services for the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar.