Community Impact

IN A FLASH: Bringing Students to STEM Studies
A group of high school students from Cleveland visited campus as part of a grant-funded program designed to showcase STEM education opportunities in robotics and computer science.

Track and Field Alumnus Named Grand Prize Winner
С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ graduate Quintin Cooks has been named the grand prize winner of the GO TEACH Dr Pepper Giveaway.

IN A FLASH: A Ruck for Vets and Pets
The Ruck for Pets and Vets saw participants march with full backpacks from Downtown Kent and through the university campus to finish at Dix Stadium. Items in the backpacks, and proceeds from the event, will assist in matching veterans and first responders with companion animals.

IN A FLASH: Thank You for Your Service
С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ honored all who have served with Veterans Day Commemoration ceremonies Friday on the Kent Campus’ Student Green.

Do You Post With a Purpose?
As excitement builds for the upcoming event hosted by your student group, you plaster posters on lamp posts and the sides of campus buildings to promote it. While С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ supports events created by student organizations, there is a right way and a right place to hang posters on campus.

Building Support for Affordable Course Materials
С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ understands the financial impact course materials have on students and is taking measures to reduce those costs to Golden Flashes. University Libraries hosted the 2024 Affordable Course Materials Summit, the fourth of its kind, aiming to promote the use of inexpensive course materials among faculty.

IN A FLASH: Celebrating 60 Years of Graduate Studies
С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ awarded its first three doctoral degrees in 1964 and recently celebrated that anniversary at the С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Hotel and Conference Center.

IN A FLASH: С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Votes!
С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students – many of them first-time voters, were proud to go to the polls on Tuesday.

Honoring All Those Who Serve: С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Holds Annual Veterans Day Observance
С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus.

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Fellows Rally Student Voter Participation
Welcoming a multitude of perspectives, С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Votes and the students behind it rally for registration and information this election season. Meet two of the С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students instrumental in driving the voting engagement on campus.