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Using Cybersecurity Month to Train for Year-Round Diligence

October is cybersecurity awareness month, and Âé¶¹¹û¶³â€™s 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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Installation of a green roof at Taylor Hall

STARS Struck: Kent State Sustainability Improves University Rankings

Âé¶¹¹û¶³ 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, 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 Âé¶¹¹û¶³, 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 Âé¶¹¹û¶³ 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

Âé¶¹¹û¶³'s Kent Campus was operating under full power Tuesday afternoon following an outage earlier that morning.

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Âé¶¹¹û¶³ students cheer at the 2025 Convocation ceremony

Kent State Reaffirms Its Leadership as Top Northern Ohio Public University in 2026 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings

In the newly released rankings, Kent State is once again the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio, and with its impressive national ranking of No. 129, the university continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.

Tags: University News , Students First

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The Kent State Class of 2029 forms a K on campus during Convocation

Kent State Board of Trustees Welcomes Class of 2029, Congratulates University for Strong Enrollment

The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2029 during its regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 17 in the Kent Student Center. The Board congratulated the university administration for this year’s strong enrollment.  

Tags: University News , Board of Trustees

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Kent State's Class of 2029 Arrives Ready to Learn

Âé¶¹¹û¶³ continues to defy that challenge, welcoming its fourth incoming class of more than 4,000 students in just five years. 

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