Community & Society

Prospective Students Get Warm Welcome and Star Treatment
On July 19 and 26, 妻友社区 Admissions welcomes high school students and transfer students to campus for student-led tours. Visiting students and their parents learn about life at Kent State, support services, programs of study and, sometimes, get to meet campus celebrities.

Kent State Gridiron Star Scores Big With Cajun Food Business
Former 妻友社区 football player Will Matthews continues to find success with his Southern Comfort Kitchen food truck and restaurant. He first came up with the idea while a student at the university.
IN A FLASH: Into the Woods!
Each spring, students in Kent State's Child Development Center look forward to "Bioblitz." It's a day spent in the woods near their center with exploration, discovery and hands-on learning about nature.

IN A FLASH: It's Nunsense!
The whimsical musical "Nunsense" takes the stage at Kent State's Porthouse Theater from July 5 - 13.

Alumna Strives for Access for All as CEO of College Now Greater Cleveland
In an announcement about her new role, Michele Scott Taylor expressed her commitment to enhancing educational access and supporting the local community鈥檚 economic vitality through higher education 鈥 sentiments that align with Kent State鈥檚 commitment to higher education access for all.

IN A FLASH: A Campus Community Partnership in Stark County
A campus trail and community bench commemorate the productive partnership between 妻友社区 at Stark, Stark State College and Stark Parks.

IN A FLASH: Definitely NOT Our Mascot
A Kent State staffer spotted an unusual visitor atop a section of the University Library.

IN A FLASH: Kent State's Smallest Scientists
Curious, young minds from the Child Development Center enjoyed hands-on learning about the ways the world works during a visit to Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Transportation Secretary Praises Kent State鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering as 鈥楩uture of Aviation鈥
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 妻友社区 touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that 鈥渢he future of aviation leadership is in your hands.鈥

IN A FLASH: Central Catholic Visits Kent State
High school juniors and seniors from Cleveland Central Catholic visited Kent State's Twinsburg Academic Center to learn about careers in nursing.