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Renewed Focus on Adult and Parenting Student Engagement

91³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Center for Adult and Veteran Services enhances the experiences of adult, military-connected, and parenting students both in and out of the classroom. This June, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby became the associate director of adult and parenting student engagement for the center, leading to a renewed effort of support.

Tags: Students First , Student Life , University News

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Meet the Kent State Class of 2029

This fall, 4,023 first-year students joined the Kent Campus, marking the fourth time in five years that an incoming class has surpassed 4,000. The Class of 2029 brings a vibrant mix of experiences, perspectives and aspirations, poised to shape the future of the university and beyond.

Tags: University News , Students First , Student Life , Profiles

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Kent State Celebrates Homecoming

91³Ô¹ÏÍø held its annual Homecoming celebration Saturday, drawing alumni, students and community members to campus for a day of festivities centered around this year's "Flash's Birthday Bash" theme.

Tags: University News , Homecoming

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Using Cybersecurity Month to Train for Year-Round Diligence

October is cybersecurity awareness month, and 91³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s information security team is informing students and staff about how to stay safe online through four weeks of interactive fun with the chance to win some amazing rewards. The goal, of course, is year-round attention to cyber threats.

Tags: University News , Students First , Community & Society

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STARS Struck: Kent State Sustainability Improves University Rankings

91³Ô¹ÏÍø has earned an AASHE STARS Silver rating for its ongoing commitment to campus sustainability, a step up from the bronze rating on the past submission, thanks to the Office of Sustainability and its numerous initiatives.

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Student Life

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Kent State mascot "Flash" at the 2024 Homecoming Parade

Kent State Celebrates ‘Flash’s Birthday Bash’ at This Year’s Homecoming

This year’s Homecoming theme is Flash’s Birthday Bash, and in honor of this, those who formerly served as Flash mascots have been named this year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.  

Tags: University News , Homecoming

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Mark Stallone is working in Kent State's Spacecraft Design Lab to build a satellite that may one day go to space.

Kent State's Spacecraft Design Lab is Where Students Build Flight-Ready Satellites

Kent State's Spacecraft Design Lab is the location where a group of 35 Kent State undergraduates and nine graduate students in the AstroFlashes space exploration club are designing, building, and testing satellites and spacecraft components, and competing in space engineering challenges.

Tags: University News , College of Aeronautics and Engineering , Students First , Design at Kent State

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Kent State Instructor and Pilot Shares Airport Updates With the Region

Jason Lorenzon, J.D., assistant professor of aeronautics at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, was recently featured on 93.5 WAKR’s Ray Horner Morning Show and detailed the new changes coming to the Kent State airport.  

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive

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President Diacon Sports His Cowboy Hat During Talking With Todd September 2025

Patience and Grace

Main Street construction, pinning of student pilots and support for the arts were among the many topics 91³Ô¹ÏÍø President Todd Diacon discussed Sept. 30 during his monthly Talking With Todd webcast.

Tags: University News , Office of the President

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Kent Campus Returns to Full Power Following Outage

91³Ô¹ÏÍø's Kent Campus was operating under full power Tuesday afternoon following an outage earlier that morning.

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