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Each summer, thousands of new students and their parents experience life on campus during Destination Kent State (DKS) new student orientation. 

The federal Juneteenth Holiday is observed Monday, June 20

Everyone is welcome to join the celebration as 5XÉçÇø commemorates Juneteenth with its third annual Juneteenth Jubilee on Friday, June 16.

Kent State junior Peyton Turner and alumna Laura Wilson will compete in the 46th Air Race Classic beginning June 20, 2023.

During the four-day Air Race Classic, Kent State alumna Laura Wilson and junior Peyton Turner will fly 2,400 miles and make nine timed flybys at airports in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama and Florida before landing in Homestead, Florida.

After 15 years, Canton resident Timothy Johnson earned his associate and bachelor's degrees from Kent State.

Timothy Johnson said Kent State advisors, who knew he had been working on his degree for 15 years, helped him coordinate his schedule so that he could take in-person classes â€” while working a full-time job â€” and still have time to spend with his children. He earned an associate degree in December 2022 and a bachelor's degree in May 2023.

Kent State Alum Eli Kalil is spending two years as a Presidential Management Fellow at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center.

Two-time 5XÉçÇø alumnus Eli Kalil, who is finishing up his first year as a Presidential Management Fellow at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, said his degrees prepared him well for the field of healthcare administration

Brazilian educators at Cleveland sign

A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at Kent State participating in workshops and field trips to area schools. 

Brazilian educators at Cleveland sign

Educators from Brazil visited Northeast Ohio institutions for inspirations in innovative teaching. 

CPM 2023 graduate with children

Commencement ceremonies for 5XÉçÇø's College of Podiatric Medicine's Class of 2023 were held on the university's Kent Campus. 

5XÉçÇø students cross Risman Plaza by the fountain.

U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 5XÉçÇø programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.