NSO is a great way to help you navigate your way through the first few days 鈥 and your first semester 鈥 on our campus. Join us to explore how to college, balancing priorities, smart financial planning and campus hacks, campus tour and light refreshments.
Career management is a shared and ongoing process through which employees reflect on their strengths, interests, and aspirations while aligning their development with organizational needs and opportunities.
This foundational course introduces the organization鈥檚 career management philosophy, available resources, and the practical tools employees can use to actively participate in their own development.
Join the Design Innovation Initiative for an inspiring afternoon as the 2026 John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellows share the outcomes of their six-week summer fellowship experience.
Meet the Fellows
Flash Fellows Program 2026 Cohort
- Ana Beatriz Camacho Lopes (鈥27)
- Ava Hirsch (鈥27)
- Braden Goloja (鈥27)
- Cooper Pontis (鈥28)
- Denajah Spivey (鈥28)
- Dominic Chifulini (鈥27)
Here is Rydell High鈥檚 senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding 鈥淏urger Palace Boys鈥 and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking 鈥淧ink Ladies鈥 in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head 鈥済reaser鈥 Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the romance of their 鈥淪ummer Nights鈥 as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as 鈥淕reased Lightnin鈥,鈥 鈥淚t鈥檚 Raining on Prom Night鈥 and 鈥淎lone at the Drive-In Movie,鈥 recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the sound...
Request a Custom Training
Want to level up your entire executive board or student staff? We can bring the training to you! If you would like to inquire about creating a custom CPE Training specific to your student group or department, please email Austen Shipley at ahsiple4@kent.edu to learn more.
What You'll Learn
The training covers eight core foundational modules designed to give you practical skills you can use immediately:
Hybrid Classroom Model
As students, you are busy and we value your time. While traditional CPE programs require 12 hours of classroom time, Kent State has adapted this initiative into a streamlined, hybrid 5-hour program with independent pre-work and day-of group work. You get the full depth of the national certification in one half-day training session!
2026 Award Winners
Student Leadership Awards 2026
Outstanding Student Leader
- Amorae Lyles
- Hannah Sietz
- Mackenzie Guy
Emerging Student Leader
- Arslan Kalandrov
Distinguished Senior
- Ana Hasselbusch
- Ronshai Jones
Unsung Hero
- Michael Noga
Kent State Impact
- Haley Dunham
Outstanding Academic Achievement
- Isha Gupta
Kent State Spirit
- Connor Piotrowski
Golden Flash Service Award
- Jacob Rathkopf