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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at Kent State, meets with students from his research lab.

The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at ѿapplast semester.

Nut-free signage at DI Dining

ѿappUniversity Culinary Services is proud to present DI Dining as a certified nut-free facility. 

Chad Lewis Teaching next to a monitor

The Division of Information Technology has finalized a deal with Adobe that will give ѿappUniversity the Adobe Creative Campus designation. In addition to discounts on Adobe services, students and faculty will now have access to top-tier support and resources.

Black Joy Unlocked event with Marquis Davis and Janice Johnson

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, attendees gathered to explore the role of music in Black culture and its ability to provoke happiness at the “Empowerment Through the Arts: Black Joy Unlocked” event to create a safe, welcoming community among diverse students at ѿappUniversity.

Students Laughing

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety and depression levels have been on the rise. The Healthy Minds Study for 2021-22 found that 44% of students reported symptoms of depression and 37% reported anxiety disorders. That is where ProjectConnect comes in.

Flash Friday Sally Maltempi

Sally Maltempi, a senior chemistry major with a focus in biochemistry and a music minor at ѿappUniversity from Rootstown, Ohio, tests foodborne diseases by day and sings opera at night.  

Alan Talarczyk, a graduate student in Kent State's College of Public Health, got his educational start at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

 A first-generation student who began his education journey at the Twinsburg Academic Center now has his sites set on medical school.

Alumna McKenzie Morgan, fashion influencer

ѿappUniversity alumna McKenzie Morgan has been there, done that, and has seen it all from fashion to travel. Morgan began her fashion blog in high school, writing about trends and other aspects of the fashion world. Now she travels a world Styled By McKenz.

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Maria McDonald in Massillon Museum’s Studio M

Since childhood, Maria McDonald loved painting. But it wasn’t until she got to college that she saw how painting could be a career. Now, this ѿappalumna is enjoying her first solo art show in Massillon Museum’s Studio M.

Senior Hannah Fender is preparing to defend her honor's thesis.

Hannah Fender is entering the home stretch.

She crunched her bachelor’s degree studies into three years, packed them full of research and other activities and now she is staring down the final 10 weeks of her undergraduate college career.