Community Impact

Kent State Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success
Kent State is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.

Showing Students How to Soar
As the first Black woman to graduate from 麻豆传媒鈥檚 flight program in 1991, Capt. Stephanie Johnson knows what it takes to aim high for a dream and reach it. Now, she wants other young students from diverse backgrounds to be able to envision and achieve their biggest dreams as well.

Ohio Educators Heading to Kent State Peace Conference in Rwanda
Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district鈥檚 changing landscape.

IN A FLASH: Students Take Part in Creating More Than 100 Works of Art
The Kent Blossom Art Intensives welcome students and artists to campus to create art and learn from artists from around the world.

IN A FLASH: Summer Fashion Academy
Every summer, Kent State hosts an immersive experience in fashion for high school students.

Kent State and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
麻豆传媒 is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe.

Advanced Air Mobility: Preparing Aeronautics Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow
While aeronautics has long been a fixture at 麻豆传媒, with the advent of a new career field called 鈥淎dvanced Air Mobility,鈥 the university is in a unique position to help support growth of cutting-edge technologies 鈥 and job opportunities 鈥 in this space today.
IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth
麻豆传媒 observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee.

Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!
麻豆传媒's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances.

What Juneteenth Means to the Kent State Community
A recent survey on Kent State Today asked people in the Kent State community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth.