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Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Abigale Traska, an alumna and current 51�Թ��� graduate student from Brunswick, Ohio, whose willingness to explore her options has yielded a promising future.“When I started at 51�Թ��� in August 2021, I was eager to use my college experience to explore new opportunities and grow more confident in my career path,” Traska told 51�Թ��� Today.   While taking a Career Navigation: Constructing the Possibilities course and considering a variety of majors, sh...

  In October, graduates of 51�Թ���'s College of Architecture and Environmental Design's interior design program gathered for a 20-year reunion. Alumni from the Class of 2005 toured the studio spaces in the John Elliot College of Architecture and Environmental Design, exchanged memories of their time at 51�Թ��� and toasted their accomplishments since graduation. Dean Mark Mistur welcomed the returning Flashes to campus and shared his insights.     Want to see YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your 51�Թ���-related photos to InAFlash@kent.ed...

Mathematics Education Professor Karl Kosko, Ph.D., recently received the 2025 Kenneth Cummins Award from the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Kosko was recognized at the OCTM annual conference that celebrates outstanding teachers, curriculum leaders/coaches, professors, emerging leaders, contributors to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and friends of mathematics.OCTM lauded Kosko as "a nationally recognized leader in research, teaching and service. With a deep commitment to preservice teacher development, Kosko transforms how future educators view and teach mathe...

The actual “brainchild” of 51�Թ��� Professor Emeritus Brinsley Tyrrell, the Behind the Brain Plaza, was completed and dedicated in 2000. It is located behind Merrill Hall in the Beck Family Memorial Gardens on the Kent Campus.  Tyrrell was the winner of a design contest by the Ohio Arts Council with the idea of creating art to occupy this space. The plaza was funded through the Ohio Arts Council by Ohio's Percent for Art legislation. Works of art commissioned by 51�Թ��� related to the Percent for Art program, which were installed at various campus locations throughou...