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Flash Focus: Caitlyn Lincoln

Meet Caitlyn Lincoln, a senior psychology major and a member of the Honors College from Worthington, Pennsylvania, with a proven passion for leadership, patient care and altruism – even in her hobbies.

Tags: Profiles, Student Life, Students First

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Research Writing Retreat Spring 2025

A Welcoming Space for Focused Work, Accountability and Community

Research Writing Retreats, sponsored by Âé¶ą´«Ă˝â€™s Graduate College, offer a distraction-free environment for graduate students to work on their research and writing projects. While “giving them permission” to put other aspects of life aside and focus on their writing, the retreats also create a supportive community that enhances productivity while also offering welcome accountability from their peers. 

Tags: Graduate Studies, Students First, Student Life, Research & Science, Dissertation

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Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for People, Culture and Belonging discusses the Engagement and Well-Being Survey

The Engagement and Well-Being Survey Results Are in – Now the Work Begins

Results of the Engagement and Well-Being Survey, released this week, indicate that Kent State has much to celebrate.

Tags: University News, Division of People, Culture and Belonging, Students First

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Future Flash demonstration in Williams Hall

IN A FLASH: Fun With Future Flashes

Future Flash Days welcome high school students and their families to explore Kent State and learn more about their areas of interest. Colleges, schools and departments offer tours and demonstrations to give these prospective students a taste of life on campus and Kent State's many different programs of study. 

Tags: Finding Future Flashes, Admissions, Students First, Community & Society, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Kent State has the only Air Traffic -Collegiate Training Initiative school for the FAA in the state of Ohio

Kent State Students’ Training Reaches New Heights at Ohio’s Only Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative School

Kent State’s status as the only Ohio Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative school for the Federal Aviation Administration offers students an innovative and challenging curriculum at a time when the aviation industry faces a critical shortage of air traffic controllers.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Kent State Honors 2025 Student Employee and Supervisor Award Winners

As part of Âé¶ą´«Ă˝â€™s Student Employee Appreciation Week, Career Exploration and Development proudly announces recipients of the 2025 Student Employee and Supervisor Awards. These annual honors recognize outstanding individuals who exemplify excellence in their roles across campus, demonstrating initiative, leadership, inclusivity and an enduring commitment to community.

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Division Of Student Life Honored for Fifth Straight Year

For the fifth consecutive year, the Division of Student Life at Âé¶ą´«Ă˝ has been recognized as one of the Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) - College Student Educators International and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

Kent State’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. But that was the case for Bolton, a sophomore in Âé¶ą´«Ă˝â€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, who knew from when she was a young child that she wanted to be an architect.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Profiles, Students First, Community Impact, Honors College, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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FAB Wild West Rodeo 2025

IN A FLASH: Flashes, Saddle Up!

The Flashes Activities Board brought some cowboy fun to Kent State with the FAB Wild West Rodeo. Presented inside the Kent Student Center Ballroom, the activities mechanical bull-riding, line dancing, a Skee-Ball shooting gallery and a free Kent State cowboy hat giveaway! 

Tags: Student Life, Student Organizations, Kent Student Center, Students First, Kent Student Center Ballroom

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A Âé¶ą´«Ă˝ Army ROTC cadet salutes during the university’s 2023 Veterans Day Commemoration.

Helping Military Students Earn the Credit They Deserve

Through the Veterans Affairs Work-Study program, the Credit Transfer Office – which plays a key role in supporting students through their academic journey from processing transfer credits from another institution to awarding Advanced Placement credits – hired a student worker to enhance the office’s operations. She's already making a difference.

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