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UPAA award-winning December 2023 Commencement photo

A photo by one of Kent State’s staff photographers was recognized by the University Photographer’s Association of America.

ѿappalumna and designer Anne Skoch

Most college students start to worry about job interviews as their graduation day nears. But before ѿappUniversity alumna Anne (Skoch) Johnson had even entered her senior year, her post-graduation employment plans were already mapped out.

student film posters

Short films from two ѿappdigital media production students and three alumni will be shown this year at the 13th annual Short. Sweet. Film Fest., which takes place Feb. 28-March 3 at Atlas Cinemas Shaker in Cleveland, Ohio. Digital Media Production Associate Professor Scott Hallgren also will moderate a panel discussion at the event.

LaunchNET's February Pitch and Ponder event.

LaunchNET ѿapphosts special events for student entrepreneurs to network, practice business pitches and share ideas with their peers. 

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, tours the May 4 Visitors Center.

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of ѿappUniversity's oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.
 

KSU Precision Flight Team shows off their awards from NIFA 2023

An updated scoring announcement has propelled the ѿappUniversity Precision Flight Team to a 2nd place overall finish at the NIFA Region III Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) and secured their invitation to the in May.

Golden Flashes gymnastics vs. NIU

The ѿappGolden Flashes gymnastics team posted a decisive win at home - capturing four event titles. 

A dress designed by ѿappgraduate student Angelique Wong.

ѿappUniversity graduate student Angelique Wong’s designs were judged the best in show at “Haute for the House,” a runway show the School of Fashion staged as part of a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.

The Wick Poetry Center is collaborating on a new global poem, "Dear Body of Water"

ѿappUniversity’s Wick Poetry Center is collaborating on a new global poem to pay tribute to the liquid that sustains life.

“Dear Body of Water,” Wick’s newest collaboration with the University of Arizona’s Poetry Center, invites writers to speak to the bodies of water that have shaped their lives.

Nick Saban, photo credit: Associated Press

During his time at Kent State, Saban earned three letters in football and one in baseball from 1970 to 1972. In 1973, he was a graduate assistant coach and defensive assistant for the Flashes. He was inducted into the ѿappVarsity K Hall of Fame in 2015.