Community & Society
IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
Kent State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
Kent State to Host First-Ever Poets for Science Gathering
This November, Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center will host the inaugural Poets for Science Gathering, an international convening that explores the connection between poetry and science. The three-day event, taking place Nov. 12-14, will bring together poets, scientists, educators, clinicians, students, environmental advocates, policymakers, artists and community members for readings, panels, workshops, performances, participatory events and informal conversations centered on the continuing need for cross-disciplinary exchange and alliance.
Leaders Lunch Club Connects Students to Campus Experts
Kent State University’s Center for Student Involvement hosted its first Leaders Lunch Club of the semester at the Pepsi Leadership Center on Sept. 2 with Sarah Spinner, Ph.D., J.D., director of the Kent State University Museum, as its first featured speaker to kick off the fall event series. “Leadership is not a title that’s given to you,” Spinner said. “Someone doesn’t make you a leader. Leadership is how you choose to act.”
Kent State Hosts Aeronautics and Engineering Expo on Sept. 26
Kent State University’s Aeronautics and Engineering Expo returns Sept. 26 with historic and modern aircraft, airplane rides, drone and robotics demonstrations, and family-friendly STEM activities at the Kent State University Airport.
Kent State and Prevention Action Alliance Receive $3 Million Federal Grant to Expand Substance Use Prevention in Eastern Ohio
Kent State University’s Center for Public Policy and Health and Prevention Action Alliance received a $3 million federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to expand substance use prevention across 20 counties in eastern and southeastern Ohio.
Kent State Stark Gave Joe French the Foundation to Lead with Hope
Joe French has spent more than three decades helping children believe that their circumstances do not define their future.
Kent State Earns TEAM Impact Campus of the Year
Campus fellows have gone above and beyond to build a culture of belonging, advocacy, and impact throughout the past year
20 Years of Main Street Kent
For 20 years, Main Street Kent has worked to make downtown a place students want to explore – from Flashes First Friday to Oktoberfest to public art – helping Kent earn recognition as the No. 1 college town in Ohio.
Twenty-Eight Years Later, Kent State Tradition Comes Full Circle for Father and Son
For nearly three decades, Kent State University's ceremonial mace has led thousands of graduates into commencement, symbolizing the authority, history and traditions of the university. On Aug. 8, it will also tell a deeply personal story.
Teaching Gen Z to Put Down the Phone and Talk
Is social media making Gen Z less social? The Akron Beacon Journal explored that question in a recent feature centered on Kent State University Senior Lecturer Aaron Maguire and his Communication and Conflict Management course in the School of Communication Studies.
