Student Life
Students Create Wearable Tech Company
Dreams of launching a business, researching brand new materials and developing groundbreaking systems have come true for four Kent State undergraduate students. With the support and guidance of dedicated faculty, along with access to state-of-the-art labs and equipment in the Design Innovation Hub, students Garrett Hartley, Lucas Cragel, Ethan Hartley and Brian Courts are taking their studies to the next level by developing their startup company, PolyVolt Technologies.
The Student Behind the Flash Fuel Coffee Design
When you fill your cup of coffee every morning from the Kent State University dining halls or reach for a new bag of coffee grounds in Rosie’s, have you ever stopped to think about where the Flash Fuel design came from?
How Are Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT Affecting Higher Ed?
ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence writing software are raising concerns on college campuses across the country. Several local news stations have been following the rise of the AI software, and have discussed its capabilities with Kent State University faculty, staff and students.
Kent State Plans Full Slate of Events for Black History Month
“The Footsteps of Our Ancestors … the Legacy Continues” is the theme for this year’s Black History Month Celebration at Kent State University.
IN A FLASH: Get a Job! (On Campus)
Students seeking jobs on campus attended a student employment fair at the Kent Student Center.
What a Gem! Students Shine by Making Jewelry
Jewelry Making With FAB was an artistic and interactive activity hosted by the Flash Activities Board that turned the second floor of the Kent Student Center into a free jewelry-making station for two hours.
IN A FLASH: Having a WinterBlast!
Friday's WinterBlast was part of a full schedule of activities this semester from the Flash Activities Board (FAB).
BSN Students Head West to Learn Cultural Humility
In the southwest corner of South Dakota, on the Nebraska border and at the southern end of the Badlands, sits the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It is home to the Ogalala Lakota Nation.
This fall, faculty and students from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Kent State Salem traveled to the reservation in what has become an almost annual excursion. The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the trips over the last three years, which made this return visit quite significant for members of the group.
IN A FLASH: A Warm Welcome at The SMC
Senior Says "Oui, Oui!" to Education Abroad
Gilman Scholarship allows Kent State senior to enjoy an immersive semester in France.