Community Impact

IN A FLASH: Future Flashes on Campus
Future Flash Days provide an opportunity for high school students and their families - from all over the country and beyond - to experience student life at Kent State.

IN A FLASH: Behind the Lights
An associate professor working on the School of Theatre and Dance provided a behind-the-scenes look at the school's current production of "Rent."

Oscar Ritchie’s Legacy Continues to Inspire
A key figure in Kent State's Black History, Oscar Ritchie continues to inspire generations of students and educators.

IN A FLASH: A Presidential Experience
Two student reporters from Kent State had the opportunity to cover President Joe Biden's recent visit to East Palestine, Ohio.
CommUNITY Lab student support
Kent State football team and students volunteer
Kristin Williams shares internship successes
Flashes Fighting Hunger Simply Give Program
KSU Students and Staff Receive 2022 Community Impact Group Award

Helping Students Demonstrate Safely
Kent State University has a strong history of student activism. The university wants to ensure students can exercise their right to protest, demonstrate and march about issues that matter to them. And to do it safely.