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Students in the Horticulture Technology program at Kent State's Salem Campus get real experience "in the field."

IN A FLASH: The Campus Is Her Classroom

Students in the Horticulture Technology program at Kent State's Salem Campus take "field trips" literally. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Kent State University at Salem

Kent State Today

Kent State's College of Education, Health and Human Services strives to put more teachers in the classroom.

Professors Aim to Solve Teacher Shortage One Student at a Time

Two Kent State University professors believe the best way to get more teachers in the classroom is to keep more education majors in college. 

Tags: University News, Research & Science, Students Life, Community & Society, Students First, Community Impact

Kent State Today

Students at Kent State's Salem Campus learn sonography.

IN A FLASH: Using Sound to See

Sonography is one of the concentrations students in the radiology program at Kent State's Salem Campus can study. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Health, Kent State University at Salem

Kent State Today

A scenic section of the Portage County Hike and Bike Trail.

IN A FLASH: Down by the Riverside

The Portage County Hike and Bike Trail is a great place to exercise - or relax - that's not far from campus. 

Tags: Community & Society, Health, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive

Kent State Today

Ye Lu, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering

NASA Darts Into the Future with Asteroid Redirection

Ye Lu, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, gives his thoughts on NASA's recent Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).

Tags: Research & Science, Community Impact

Kent State Today

Kirk Magnus' Restored Murals

Late Kent State Professor’s Legacy Lives On Through Oral History By Students

The late Kirk Mangus was an art professor at Kent State University renowned for his ceramic art, sculpture, drawings, paintings and murals.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact

Kent State Today

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to attendees at Kent State's inaugural Anti-Racism Conference.

Anti-Racism Conference Puts University Under Lens to Identify Racism and Improve Culture

Kent State University’s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Diverse Kent State, Community Impact

Kent Campus

Jessica Hudson

'Genuine Trust Leads to Strong Bonds'

Alumna Jessica Hudson, the new president of the Summa Foundation and chief development officer for Summa Health, answers five questions with Kent State Today about her new role.

Tags: Featured Story, Profiles, Community Impact

Kent State Today

Former Kent State female student-athletes pose for a picture before serving as this year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.

What A Celebration! Homecoming Brings Golden Flashes Together

The Kent State University Golden Flashes family was marking milestones and making memories at Homecoming 2022, held Saturday, Oct. 1. Kent State alumni, students, parents, employees and community members donned their blue-and-gold gear and reunited for one of the university’s long-standing traditions.

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Homecoming, Events

Kent Campus

Proclamation by Ohio Governor Mike Dewine and Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted next to photo of Michael Palmieri (left) and Chris Cooper

Gov. DeWine Declares October Ohio Employee Ownership Month With Proclamation Recognizing OEOC at Kent State

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently issued a joint proclamation recognizing the impact that employee-owned companies have on Ohio’s economy as well as the work of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) based at Kent State University, which requested the proclamation. The OEOC has served as a nonprofit outreach center providing support, resources and assistance to businesses since 1987.

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Ohio Employee Ownership Month, Governor DeWine, Lieutenant Governor Husted, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Economy, Chris Cooper, Michael Palmieri

College of Arts & Sciences