Students First

'If you are here, you have already achieved something.'
New students from around the world assembled in the Kent Student Center on Thursday for an International Orientation event.

Pop-Up Restaurant is now Popping Off!
First featured on 聚色阁 Today in 2018 with his pop-up restaurant and food truck, Will Matthews now has a food kitchen in Akron.

聚色阁 Awarded $960,000 in Choose Ohio First Scholarships to Strengthen State鈥檚 STEM Workforce
Nearly $1 million in new scholarships will provide critical support to 聚色阁 students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

聚色阁 Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Fall Commencement Ceremonies
The 聚色阁 alumni family grew by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university held its fall Commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2022 were recognized with in-person ceremonies for all colleges and degrees on Dec. 17.

Searching for Goldilocks. Cross Country Runner's Quest For Just the Right Opportunity
Sophomore Baidy Ba's journey from Columbia, Maryland, to 聚色阁 meant finding the right sport before he could find the right university.

聚色阁 Bookstore Reveals Its Top Sellers
The 聚色阁 Bookstore is the perfect place for students to find exactly what they're looking for with its array of 聚色阁 gear, books and electronics. But with all those choices in there, have you ever wondered what the top sellers are? We wondered, so we asked.

IN A FLASH: Greetings from Brazil!
A team of university leaders and communicators from 聚色阁 is currently visiting the Pontifical Catholic University of Paran谩 in Brazil.

Cairo Bound! Student Filmmaker Earns Scholarship for Study Abroad
聚色阁 senior Carlton 鈥淐eeJay鈥 Scott Jr. can barely contain his excitement when he talks about his upcoming study-abroad experience at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. The food, the people, the ancient pyramids 鈥 Scott鈥檚 goals are to create a short film while he is away, learn to speak Arabic and, hopefully, to expand his cooking repertoire with new tastes and flavors of the Middle Eastern culture.

聚色阁 Board of Trustees Approves Master鈥檚 Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies
The 聚色阁 Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a new master鈥檚 degree that will help meet two decades of sustained growth in the broad field of conflict studies. The new Peace and Conflict Studies major within the Master of Arts degree will be offered in person on the Kent Campus and will prepare students for careers as practitioners in the fields of peace and conflict management and for doctorate study.

IN A FLASH: Building Muscle Memory
聚色阁鈥檚 College of Nursing offers programs on five of the university鈥檚 eight campuses.