University News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.