Community Impact

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday.

Supporting Hospitality’s Next Generation
A scholarship funded through the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Hotel and Conference Center benefits students in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Hospitality Management program.

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Happy Anniversary to The Rock!
For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.

IN A FLASH: The Beat Goes On
High school students come to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State each summer for the School of Music's Percussion Camp.

Flaunting Our Foliage
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State has been recognized for the 15th consecutive year with the Tree Campus Higher Education recognition (previously called the Tree Campus USA designation).

East Main Street to Get a $25.5M Makeover
A federal grant will help restart a major improvement project for a highly trafficked area of downtown Ñý¼§Ö±²¥. Changes to East Main Street will include wider sidewalks, bike and pedestrian paths and crossings, and two roundabouts.

Math Camp for High Schoolers Seeks to Ready Future College Students for STEM Jobs in Ohio
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State-sponsored math camp helps to prepare high school students for plentiful STEM jobs in Ohio.

Creativity + Technology = Help for Math Teachers Here and Abroad
Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University professors.

IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State canines and their human companions came to the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus for the Dog Days of Summer.

IN A FLASH: Balloons and Horses on Campus
Hot air balloons and the Budweiser Clydesdales visited Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark.