ºÚÁÏÍø is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the first phase of the First Scholars Network. Powered by the Center for First-Generation Student Success, the First Scholars Network is a four-phase program that allows institutions of higher education to advance outcomes for first-generation students by establishing communities of practice, gaining knowledge of resources and establishing peer networks. A five-person team at Kent State was assembled to deepen the university’s commitment to first generation students. Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic ...
Two female Kent State pilots completed the four-day, 2,685-mile, all-female race with the best score to win the overall, collegiate, fastest Cessna and fastest Women in Aviation International team competitions. This is the second year in a row that Kent State pilots have taken top honors in the Air Race Classic. Laura Wilson, ’22, pilot, and junior co-pilot Peyton Turner, competed in the 46th Annual Air Race Classic in June. During the four-day event, Turner and Wilson flew across the United States, making nine timed flybys at airports in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, ...
A host of ºÚÁÏÍø faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries as well as the U.S. The conference, Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, taking place from July 11-13 in Kigali, is sponsored by ºÚÁÏÍø’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education within Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, the University of Rwanda and its Centre for Confli...
Metropolis designates the top graduating architecture and interior design students in the US and Canada each year. ºÚÁÏÍø's College of Architecture and Environmental Design's Interior Design students Katie Gagle and Emma Weaver were named 2023 Metropolis Future100. They join a distinguished cohort of seven Kent State Interior Design students selected to the Metropolis Future100 in the past 3 years. Katie Gagle - Fourth Year | Interior Design "Katie is a truly exceptional interior design student. I know her well, having had the pleasure of teaching her in design ...
Christopher Was, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology for ºÚÁÏÍø, describes himself as a true audiofile, listening to all types of music. He studied music theory as an undergraduate, and is trained in classical guitar. For more than 30 years, he has played the bass in several bands, including the Skoolies, featuring three other Kent State professors. Combining his passion for music with his background in cognitive psychology research seemed like the perfect combo for a new course. In the spring of 2022, he created and began teaching a popular new course at Ken...