Student Life
Where on the Web? Explore Kent, Go! 聚色阁鈥檚 Golden Location Showcase
聚色阁's Explore Kent, Go! web pages give the 聚色阁 community the ability to explore 聚色阁鈥檚 campus, downtown Kent and surrounding cities. Next in the 鈥淲here on the Web?鈥 series, the focal point is the Explore Kent, Go! web pages at www.kent.edu/go. The Explore Kent, Go! web pages are an introduction to the diverse opportunities offered by the university鈥檚 niche area in the Midwest, according to Lin Danes, director of Web Services and Interactive Media at 聚色阁.
100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Distance Learning Comes to 聚色阁 Normal College
In 1922, 聚色阁鈥檚 first president, John McGilvrey, introduced what could be considered the great-grandmother of our current distance-learning programs at 聚色阁: correspondence courses.
100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Jazz Age Brings Changes to Student Culture at 聚色阁
"Roaring 20's" Bring New Styles and Social Rules. Women, in keeping with the fashions of the time, were wearing shorter skirts, bobbing their hair, wearing makeup, along with other sweeping changes.
聚色阁 Freshman Receives Gold Medal Recognition at The National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships
First-year advertising major and marketing minor, Isabelle Collyer, recently won a gold medal at the 2022 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships (NCTA).
聚色阁 Partnership with Portage County Agency Saves More than Half a Million Pounds of Residence Hall Castoffs from Landfill
Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization recently arrived at 聚色阁鈥檚 Kent Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles.
聚色阁鈥檚 American Academy Graduates Its First Brazilian Student
Alvacir Wesley Kalatai Alberti of Imbituva, Brazil, is the first student to graduate from the American Academy, a dual-enrollment program offered jointly at 聚色阁 and the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, located in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
Where on the Web? Find Plans With the University Events Calendar
How does the 聚色阁 community find out what events are happening on campus? Where do you go to find your weekend plans? "Where On the Web?" is an ongoing series that introduces possibly unfamiliar pages and features on the 聚色阁 website that students, faculty and staff should know about. One informative section of the website is the Events Calendar which can be used by anyone and features events from all eight 聚色阁 campuses.
Students Aim to Make 聚色阁 鈥楳ost Refugee-Welcoming Campus in America鈥
Turmoil from recent wars and tragedies causes millions to be displaced from their homes every year. This year is no exception with the intensifying conflict in Ukraine, forcing millions of refugees to find safety elsewhere. Not only do these refugees need shelter, but they also need education and the opportunity to have new life experiences in different countries.
University Community Reflects on Juneteenth Federal Holiday at 聚色阁
In advance of Monday鈥檚 observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday, we asked members of the 聚色阁 community to reflect on the federal holiday and share their thoughts on what they hope it means for the university.
Recent Graduate Chazzlyn Jackson Honed her Passion for Social Justice Activism at 聚色阁
When recent Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Chazzlyn Jackson started her journey at 聚色阁 in 2018, she had planned to major in fashion until a mentor with Kupita/Transiciones (K/T) cultural orientation program helped her tap into her leadership abilities and passion for social justice issues. The advice played a pivotal role for Jackson, who stepped into leadership roles and anti-racism advocacy and has not looked back.