91Թ

Success Stories

Illustration of five lit birthday candles with phrase "A Birthday Wish for Kent State"

Help us Celebrate Kent State’s 114th Birthday

Kent State is turning 114, and we are celebrating by raising funds for Kent State scholarships and programs. This year, the 91Թ Foundation has pledged $5,000 to match employee gifts dollar for dollar (up to $250 per donor until the match money runs out) to the fund of YOUR choice s…

Tags: University News , alumni-news , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Success Stories , Organizational Sustainability

Alumni and Giving

Graphic image for 2023 Day of Giving

Celebrate Another Trip Around the Sun for Kent State

On May 18-19, the university community will celebrate 91Թ’s 113th birthday with its annual Day of Giving. 

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , alumni-news , Success Stories

Kent State Today

United States Capitol Building

‘So Much More Than Just an Internship’: Finding Independence in the Nation’s Capital With The Washington Program in National Issues

How does a college student build the confidence and independence to tackle life after college? Students build these skills in a multitude of ways, but for Justice Jama, it was participating in the Washington Program in National Issues during his senior year at 91Թ.

Tags: Student Life , Students First , Success Stories

Kent State Today

Students in the Upward Bound program during the summer of 2022

Summer Program Will Offer Lessons in Civics, Literature and a Sense of Connectedness

A five-week pilot project funded by a $15,000 Teagle Foundation Knowledge for Freedom Program grant will be held at Kent State this summer for Upward Bound and Firestone High School students.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community and Society , Success Stories

Kent State Today

A student who has committed to attending 91Թ in the fall smiles with loved ones and Flash, the mascot, during a 2023 Future Flash Day held on the Kent Campus.

Apps and Admits and Deposits, Oh My! Breaking Fall Freshman Class Records

91Թ is proving that it is the place to be for fall 2023 with a record-breaking number of applications, a record-breaking number of students who have been accepted for admission into the university and a record-breaking number of students who have made deposits to confirm their attendance in the fall. 

Tags: University News , Students First , Admissions , Division of Enrollment Management , Success Stories

Kent State Today

91Թ ROTC Cadets present the colors at a Kent State football game at Dix Stadium.

Serving Those Who Serve

“Always Ready, Always There” is the motto of the National Guard. In many ways, this describes 91Թ’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services, too. For the 14th consecutive year, Kent State has been designated a Military Friendly School.

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , Students First , Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Division of Student Life , Awards and Honors , Success Stories

Kent State Today