Profiles
Flash Focus: LaTaesia Snyder
Meet LaTaesia Snyder, a junior criminology and justice studies major with a minor in pre-law from Akron, Ohio, who鈥檚 making the most of her opportunities to learn about the American justice system.
Great-Granddaughter of Kent State鈥檚 Third President Makes First Time Campus Visit
Kent State University recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of Kent State鈥檚 third president, visited campus for the first time.
Exploring the World, One Rock at a Time
When Emily Rider walked into her first in-person class after the COVID-19 shutdown 鈥 鈥淗ow the Earth Works鈥 at Kent State University鈥檚 Stark Campus 鈥 she didn鈥檛 know it would set her on a path that would take her across the country, deep into fossil beds and high into the mountains.
Flash Focus: Jordan Caraway
Meet Jordan Caraway, a senior biochemistry major from New Lenox, Illinois, whose passion for chemistry has shaped her Kent State experience and future goals.
POV: Fashioning Success on A Modified Path
Olivia J谩kli earned a master's degree in computer science in 2024 after initially earning a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising in 2015. She recently encouraged others to embrace calculated risks by sharing insights from her career transition journey.
Honors College Offered Recent Graduate Financial Assistance and a Sense of Community
Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations.
鈥楢ll Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men鈥
A Mantua woman who worked at Kent State in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at Kent State and shares a few reflections from her long life.
鈥楴o Matter Where Life Takes Us, We Will Always Have These Friendships鈥
Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at Kent State鈥檚 Child Development Center, have graduated together in Kent State鈥檚 spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship.
Flying Flashes Aim for Fourth Straight Win
The skies are calling once again, and Kent State University鈥檚 Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Areaseir Race Classic.
Kent State鈥檚 Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture
Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don鈥檛 come along often 鈥 at least that鈥檚 what Elise Bolton鈥檚 mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects.