Community Impact
Kent State football team and students volunteer
Kent State's Football team and other Kent State students volunteered at Campus Kitchen's March food distribution in collaboration with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank Wednesday, March 17, at Dix Stadium. This volunteer opportunity continued on the third Wednesday of every month thā¦Kristin Williams shares internship successes
Williams to share KSU internship successes with regional employment leadership. Kristin Williams, the Executive Director of Career Exploration and Development, will be sharing these developmental student internship experiences with regional employment leaders at the SIM Cleveland panel discussion onā¦Flashes Fighting Hunger Simply Give Program
Students and local families facing food insecurity receive needed relief through Simply Give partnership program! Flashes Fighting Hunger is proud to announce a partnership with Meijer to provide much-needed relief to students and local families facing food insecurity through the retailerās customerā¦KSU Students and Staff Receive 2022 Community Impact Group Award
KSU students and staff were recognized by the United Way of Portage County as the recipient of the 2022 Community Impact Group Award. This award was presented in recognition of Kent State's commitment to the Literacy Kit program, which aims to improve early-grade reading, encourage the love of readiā¦
Helping Students Demonstrate Safely
Ā鶹¹ū¶³ has a strong history of student activism. The university wants to ensure students can exercise their right to protest, demonstrate and march about issues that matter to them. And to do it safely.
The Artistry of Being an Effective Leader
DeSantis, a 2006 graduate of Ā鶹¹ū¶³, and her team work out of an old automobile factory in Lakewood, Ohio. As lead designer, all work is designed and thrown by DeSantis herself. No small feat when you consider that her work has been featured in Uncommon Goods, Anthropologie, McGee & Co. and the Sundance catalog, in addition to 400 retailers across the country. So, when Medium reached out as part of their series āFive Things You Need To Be a Highly Effective Leader During Turbulent Times,ā DeSantis had plenty to share.
Cracking the Case: Local Anthropologist Uses Forensic Art to Help Solve John Doe Case
There are more than 400 missing persons cases in Ohio currently, and more than 100 of them are John or Jane Doe cases. One of those cases, referred to as the Cleveland Harbor John Doe, now has a better chance of being solved, thanks to Ā鶹¹ū¶³ Associate Professor of Anthropology Linda Spurlock, Ph.D.
IN A FLASH: āRentā Is Due
Kent State's production of "Rent" runs from Feb. 16-25 at the E. Turner Stump Theatre.
IN A FLASH: Blue and Gold and Pink!
The Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center was filled with splashes of pink at the Play4Kay Golden Flashes women's basketball game.
IN A FLASH: It's Getting Haute in Here
Members of Kent State's fashion community participated in a runway show to benefit Ronald McDonald House.