Community Impact
Advanced Air Mobility: Preparing Aeronautics Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow
While aeronautics has long been a fixture at Kent State University, with the advent of a new career field called “Advanced Air Mobility,” the university is in a unique position to help support growth of cutting-edge technologies – and job opportunities – in this space today.
IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth
Kent State University observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee.
Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!
Kent State University's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances.
What Juneteenth Means to the Kent State Community
A recent survey on Kent State Today asked people in the Kent State community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth.
IN A FLASH: It's DKS Time!
Each summer, thousands of new students and their parents experience life on campus during Destination Kent State (DKS) new student orientation.
IN A FLASH: STEM for K-9 Salem
Kent State at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the Kent State University Police Department's K-9 program.
Nursing Students Get Extra Dose of On-the-Job Training
Three Kent State University College of Nursing students had an unexpected opportunity to come to the aid of a person who had fallen on a sidewalk while suffering a seizure.
Kent Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect
Kent Police have arrested a man who robbed a local business May 27 leading to those on the Kent Campus being told to "shelter-in-place" for more than two hours.
Filling Critical Need for More Pilots
Brian Neff, assistant dean of flight and operations at Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, was recently featured on Spectrum News 1 Ohio with a Kent State aeronautics student, to shed light on the national pilot shortage and explain what Kent State is doing to help fix this shortage.
IN A FLASH: Walking the Stage
Commencement ceremonies for Kent State University's College of Podiatric Medicine's Class of 2023 were held on the university's Kent Campus.