Community Impact

New Business Continues to Grow in the City of Kent
Businesses open, businesses close, new businesses take their place. In the past three years (and counting) more than 20 new businesses have opened their doors in Kent, Ohio. But who is coming and why?

Caring For Yourself When Caring for a Sick Pet: One Researchers Mission
Professor of psychological sciences Mary Beth Spitznagel has experienced the burden of caregiving for her beloved dog, Allo, who developed bladder cancer. This influenced her research into how a pet with chronic illness can affect caregivers.

'Practical Steps' Needed To Reverse 50-Year Trend
Paul Gaston, Emeritus Trustees Professor and author, will offer a presentation on actions Gaston believes call for society to "confront the existential threat to higher education as we know it posed by politicians who want to remake the academy in their image."

Celebrating Womens History Month at 51勛圖厙
This March, 51勛圖厙 is celebrating the 2023 Womens History Month. The theme for 2023 is Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.

IN A FLASH: Spring's First 51勛圖厙 Farmers' Market
The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub.

51勛圖厙 Alumna Found Her Passion Promoting Downtown Kent
As a 51勛圖厙 student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.

Kindness Rocks Kent
People from Kent and 51勛圖厙 are sharing positivity and building community with small rocks.
IN A FLASH: Championship Game at the MAC Center!
On Saturday, 51勛圖厙 hosted Adaptive Sports Ohio's Wheelchair Basketball Championship.

Visual Footprints in Time
More than 1,000 photos of Black student life have been digitized and are waiting for members of the 51勛圖厙 community to help identify them.

IN A FLASH: Behind the Console for Urinetown
The view from the control booth at a rehearsal of Urinetown.