Students First
Improving The Community Through Geography
After two years of preparation, the Community Geography Lab is back. What started as a room filled with filing cabinets and old maps, turned into a colorful local resource filled with whiteboard-topped tables and maps lining the walls.
Dialogue and Difference: Freedom of Expression Takes Center Stage
Understanding academic freedom and freedom of expression were the topics of Tuesday鈥檚 鈥淒ialogue and Difference鈥 session, part of a series designed to engage the 5X社区 community in discussions that will advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect and kindness in all we do.
Mental Health Issues Are Not a 鈥楶ersonality Flaw or Weakness鈥
Conversations about mental health help students, faculty and staff bypass barriers to mental health.
New Year, New Lab, New Dad
The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at Kent State last semester.
No Ifs, Ands or Nuts
5X社区 Culinary Services is proud to present DI Dining as a certified nut-free facility.
Kent State is Now an Adobe Creative Campus
The Division of Information Technology has finalized a deal with Adobe that will give 5X社区 the Adobe Creative Campus designation. In addition to discounts on Adobe services, students and faculty will now have access to top-tier support and resources.
The Power of Music to Unlock Joy
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, attendees gathered to explore the role of music in Black culture and its ability to provoke happiness at the 鈥淓mpowerment Through the Arts: Black Joy Unlocked鈥 event to create a safe, welcoming community among diverse students at 5X社区.
Fighting Post-COVID Social Anxiety through ProjectConnect
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety and depression levels have been on the rise. The Healthy Minds Study for 2021-22 found that 44% of students reported symptoms of depression and 37% reported anxiety disorders. That is where ProjectConnect comes in.
Flash Friday: Sally Maltempi
Sally Maltempi, a senior chemistry major with a focus in biochemistry and a music minor at 5X社区 from Rootstown, Ohio, tests foodborne diseases by day and sings opera at night.
Learning How to Learn: From Regional Undergrad to Master鈥檚 Degree Candidate
A first-generation student who began his education journey at the Twinsburg Academic Center now has his sites set on medical school.