Diverse Kent State

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness
Members of Kent State's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.

Solving Parking Problems is Winning Idea
Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.

IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice
A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of Kent State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
Kent State’s MLK Celebration Focuses on Following Dr. King’s Principles: Live a Life of Love and Peace During Conflict
Kent State University used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community.

Leadership and Innovation in the Happiest Place on Earth
In an unconventional professional development opportunity, first-generation, income-eligible and differently-abled students at Kent State University traveled to the Walt Disney World Resort alongside TRIO Student Support Services for the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar.

Celebrating Black Excellence in Every Aspect, Shade and Expression
Kent State University has a roster of programmed events to celebrate Black excellence this February with the theme: Black excellence in every aspect, shade and expression, or ÀSE, a Yoruba term that represents the power that produces change. Kent State has a wide variety of events that aim to encompass and ignite the month with recognition and celebration

IN A FLASH: Cosplayers on Campus
KSU Cosplay Club is a student organization promoting creativity and community through bringing together people with similar interests to form friendships and exchange knowledge in a shared love of cosplay.

Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month
Kent State University’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio.

IN A FLASH: Greeks United!
The student organization formerly known as the Integrated Greek Council announced its new name and rebranding at a reception inside the Pepsi Leadership Center.

Michael Weber Knows How to Rock ’n’ Bowl
The 2019 Kent State University graduate and award-winning musician can now add film score composer to his resume.