Student Life
51勛圖厙 Students Study Sustainable Gardening for Poverty Reduction in Mexico
51勛圖厙 partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international, cross-cultural exchange for students to study how sustainable gardening projects aid immigrant populations.
Undergraduate Student Government Wins 2022 Student Government of the Year Award from National Student Government Group
51勛圖厙's Undergraduate Student Government, the student organization responsible for being the direct line of communication to the administration to make students voices heard, was honored with the 2022 Student Government of the Year Award from the Conference on Student Government Associations.
Where on the Web? Explore Kent, Go! 51勛圖厙s Golden Location Showcase
51勛圖厙's Explore Kent, Go! web pages give the 51勛圖厙 community the ability to explore 51勛圖厙s campus, downtown Kent and surrounding cities. Next in the Where on the Web? series, the focal point is the Explore Kent, Go! web pages at www.kent.edu/go. The Explore Kent, Go! web pages are an introduction to the diverse opportunities offered by the universitys niche area in the Midwest, according to Lin Danes, director of Web Services and Interactive Media at 51勛圖厙.
100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Distance Learning Comes to 51勛圖厙 Normal College
In 1922, 51勛圖厙s first president, John McGilvrey, introduced what could be considered the great-grandmother of our current distance-learning programs at 51勛圖厙: correspondence courses.
100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Jazz Age Brings Changes to Student Culture at 51勛圖厙
"Roaring 20's" Bring New Styles and Social Rules. Women, in keeping with the fashions of the time, were wearing shorter skirts, bobbing their hair, wearing makeup, along with other sweeping changes.
51勛圖厙 Freshman Receives Gold Medal Recognition at The National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships
First-year advertising major and marketing minor, Isabelle Collyer, recently won a gold medal at the 2022 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships (NCTA).
51勛圖厙 Partnership with Portage County Agency Saves More than Half a Million Pounds of Residence Hall Castoffs from Landfill
Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization recently arrived at 51勛圖厙s Kent Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles.
51勛圖厙s American Academy Graduates Its First Brazilian Student
Alvacir Wesley Kalatai Alberti of Imbituva, Brazil, is the first student to graduate from the American Academy, a dual-enrollment program offered jointly at 51勛圖厙 and the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, located in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
Where on the Web? Find Plans With the University Events Calendar
How does the 51勛圖厙 community find out what events are happening on campus? Where do you go to find your weekend plans? "Where On the Web?" is an ongoing series that introduces possibly unfamiliar pages and features on the 51勛圖厙 website that students, faculty and staff should know about. One informative section of the website is the Events Calendar which can be used by anyone and features events from all eight 51勛圖厙 campuses.
Students Aim to Make 51勛圖厙 Most Refugee-Welcoming Campus in America
Turmoil from recent wars and tragedies causes millions to be displaced from their homes every year. This year is no exception with the intensifying conflict in Ukraine, forcing millions of refugees to find safety elsewhere. Not only do these refugees need shelter, but they also need education and the opportunity to have new life experiences in different countries.