Kent State University at Ashtabula honored the spring graduating class at the campus鈥檚 80th commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the Susan J. Stocker Hall gymnasium.鈥淐ommencement is a major milestone in the lives of our students,鈥 said Dean and Chief Administrative Officer R. William (Bill) Ayres IV, Ph.D. 鈥淚t鈥檚 such a special night to celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of these graduates here on campus and in the familiar and intimate environment the event deserves.鈥漀early 100 graduates and special honorees were recognized at the ceremony. Staci Hall 鈥13, a program m...
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Constitutional Law in the United Kingdom is a Kent State education abroad program that focuses on London and the United Kingdom鈥檚 relationship to the common law system. The program is led by a Kent State faculty member, Dr. Christopher Banks, and takes place over spring break.Recently, Royce Wyller-Hricik, a Junior Political Science major with a minor in Pre-Law, had the opportunity to travel on the program.When asked what drew him to the program, Royce explained that 鈥淚 never actually studied abroad before, so when I saw the opportunity for a constitutional law program, I knew as a futur...
Anthropology was well-represented by a spectacular group of students who presented at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium! Pictured below are Eleanor Brownlee, Abbigail Swiney, Noah Nicholson, Willa Moss, and Grace Ellis (not pictured: Katie Mirabell and Lacey Beaghley). Abbigail Swiney secured FIRST PLACE for her presentation of her research conducted in the Takeshita lab, "What can spider monkeys tell us about human evolution?". ...
2025's 55-year May Commemoration at Kent State includes a full schedule of events. But remembering the tragic events of 1970 isn't just confined to a few days each May at Kent State. May 4's legacy is part of living and learning at Kent State throughout the year, whether it be echoed in themes of activism in a stage play about banned books, efforts to educate and inspire first-time voters or a tour of the May 4 Visitors Center by the U.S. Transportation Secretary. Want to see one of YOUR photos in 鈥淚N A FLASH?鈥 Submit your Kent State-related photos to&n...
Congratulations to Ivy Cheng and Katelyn McClure, graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences. Ivy Cheng was the oral presentation winner and Katelyn McClure was the poster presentation winner for their research categories at the Kent State University Graduate Research Symposium on April 9th and 10th, 2025! Congratulations to Katelyn and Ivy!...