Student Life
CAVS Open House Welcomes Veterans and Service Members
Incoming and existing military-connected 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students were welcomed to campus with open arms at the Veterans and Service Members Open House hosted by the Center for Adult and Veteran Services (CAVS). The event aimed to bring the military community - from student to spouse to staff member - together with food, refreshments and conversation.
When It’s Time to Eat It’s Hard to Beat the Good Old Meal PlanÂ
There is a growing number of juniors and seniors, faculty and staff who opted to buy a meal plan for Fall Semester 2022.
Rocking Out. Recent Graduate Took Exams To New Heights
Remote learning means students can study and take their exams virtually -- make that literally -- anywhere.
Social Justice Quilting Project With 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß to Benefit the King Kennedy Community Center
In August 2021, 1,000 incoming 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students, faculty and staff began a collaborative community effort to implement a social justice quilting project. This initiative stemmed from the Community Engaged Learning department's welcome week and was completed in late August 2022. The mission was to create something by 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students that could be sold or auctioned off to raise money for improvements to the gymnasium at the King Kennedy Community Center.
100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß's First Fraternity Sneaks Onto Campus
The students who founded 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß's first Greek organization used the university administration's own initiatives as a way around anti-fraternity sentiments.
100 Years Ago At 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß: The Most Popular First Names on Campus in 1922 - and Today
What were the most common first names among 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students 100 years ago? And what were the names announced most often at the commencement ceremonies of 2022?
National Committee Recognizes Flash Connections Exemplary Work With Exploratory Students
Choosing a career path at age 18 can be overwhelming for some students. As a part of 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß's University College’s Exploratory Program, Flash Connections are enhanced sections of the required First Year Experience course created especially for Exploratory students. The Flash Connections program is designed to help students considering multiple majors find a community while discovering their major. This program’s exemplary work with undecided students was recently recognized, receiving awards from the Global Community for Academic Advising.
'I Will Finally Be a Nurse and Give My Kids a Better Life'
Deanne Parr never gave up on her dream of earning a degree, which included overcoming the many challenges of being a teen mother.
From War to Peace To War Again
From 1921 to 1942, a WWI-vintage cannon stood on a knoll overlooking Rockwell Hall, then home to the University Library. It was loaned by the U.S. War Department to the Kent American Legion Post 496, which intended to present it to the city of Kent. When city officials could not decide on a suitable location, the cannon found a home on the campus of 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Normal College.
91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Again Recognized as One of Campus Pride’s ‘Best of the Best’ Colleges and Universities for LGBTQ+ Students
For a third consecutive year, 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß has been selected as one the nation’s top universities for LGBTQ+ students for creating a safe, welcoming environment for students, faculty and staff, according to Campus Pride, a leading resource for LGBTQ+ leadership development, diversity inclusion and advocacy within higher education.