Student Life
Blue Shirts: The Muscle of the Student Center
If you’ve ever been to the Kent Student Center, you’re aware of the constant motion within those walls. Events, meetings, presentations and more spring up frequently in the Ballroom, on the third floor, in the Schwebel Room, on the second floor balcony, in the Governance Chambers. But have you ever thought about how all that happens? The answer is simple. The Blue Shirts do it.
IN A FLASH: I Am First Week
"I Am First Week" at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University honors the challenges and accomplishments of first-generation students.
EMAT Faculty Wins Distinguished Teaching Award
Richard Ferdig helped create the digital sciences program, which is now the School of Emerging Media and Technology. Six years after the program was started, a graduating doctoral student gave Ferdig a hug and warm greetings. It was at that moment he realized he had that student as a freshman in their first emerging media class.
Video: Marching Golden Flashes Get First Look at New Facility
On Nov. 18, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University President Todd Diacon and other campus members got their first look at the newly renovated ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Ice Arena, which now houses a state-of-the-art space for the Marching Golden Flashes.
Nationally Ranked, ‘Backyard’ Access
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s School of Fashion was recently featured on the front page of the Akron Beacon Journal and Record-Courier newspapers for the innovative and collaborative opportunities it has implemented for its students.
‘Explore’ With International Education Week
International Education Week, taking place Nov. 18-22, celebrates the different cultures across the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University community and highlights international experiences and opportunities the university offers.
Flash Focus: Andzelika Malkowski
Meet Andzelika Malkowski, a senior architectural studies and construction management double major from Parma, Ohio, with a passion for giving back to the community.
Lunch Break Spotlight: Library Gives Performing Arts Students Time to Shine
University Libraries’ Performing Arts Library at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University hosted its Open Mic Lunch on Nov. 1, where students and university community members came together to showcase their talents and connect through live music.
Helping Students Navigate a Successful ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Experience
KSU Navigate, a new technology platform more than two years in the making, will fully launch on Nov. 18, giving ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students an easy and efficient way to schedule tutoring and academic advising putting them on track for success in their coursework.
Do You Post With a Purpose?
As excitement builds for the upcoming event hosted by your student group, you plaster posters on lamp posts and the sides of campus buildings to promote it. While ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì supports events created by student organizations, there is a right way and a right place to hang posters on campus.