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This year’s speaker for ºÚÁÏÍø’s Bowman Breakfast was the embodiment of the symbiotic relationship between the university and the city of Kent that is celebrated at the annual event.

Asad Khan, Ph.D., CEO of Kent Displays, Inc., came to Kent as a graduate student in 1993, began his first job at Kent Displays in 1995, and has remained with the company and risen to his top leadership role over the past 30 years. 

A ºÚÁÏÍø student whose darkest day was seen around the world on the cover of Life magazine has died. John Cleary, 74, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away Oct. 25 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Lauren Huffman, a long-time advocate for student success at ºÚÁÏÍø, has been named Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) advisor of the year. 

Attending university athletics and arts events as a way to come together during challenging times was among the many topics ºÚÁÏÍø President Todd Diacon discussed Oct. 23 during his monthly Talking With Todd town hall-style Teams meeting with the campus community.

ºÚÁÏÍø recognizes alumni who are making a difference with its Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the ºÚÁÏÍø Alumni Association, these awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors.

Launching seed balls, learning about plants and insects, engaging with interactive games and coloring were just some of the events that the ºÚÁÏÍø Child Development Center’s preschool and kindergarten classes participated in for Pollinator Day on Sept. 5.

A bachelor’s degree in user experience design is the newest offering in ºÚÁÏÍø’s College of Communication and Information, aimed at training graduates for one of the fastest-growing career fields.

Students who won first - and second-place for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) were announced on Oct. 25 at a ceremony at the Kiva auditorium. 

ºÚÁÏÍø’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services enhances the experiences of adult, military-connected, and parenting students both in and out of the classroom. This June, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby became the associate director of adult and parenting student engagement for the center, leading to a renewed effort of support.

This fall, 4,023 first-year students joined the Kent Campus, marking the fourth time in five years that an incoming class has surpassed 4,000. The Class of 2029 brings a vibrant mix of experiences, perspectives and aspirations, poised to shape the future of the university and beyond.

ºÚÁÏÍø held its annual Homecoming celebration Saturday, drawing alumni, students and community members to campus for a day of festivities centered around this year's "Flash's Birthday Bash" theme.

October is cybersecurity awareness month, and ºÚÁÏÍø’s information security team is informing students and staff about how to stay safe online through four weeks of interactive fun with the chance to win some amazing rewards. The goal, of course, is year-round attention to cyber threats.

ºÚÁÏÍø has earned an AASHE STARS Silver rating for its ongoing commitment to campus sustainability, a step up from the bronze rating on the past submission, thanks to the Office of Sustainability and its numerous initiatives.

This year’s Homecoming theme is Flash’s Birthday Bash, and in honor of this, those who formerly served as Flash mascots have been named this year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.  

Kent State's Spacecraft Design Lab is the location where a group of 35 Kent State undergraduates and nine graduate students in the AstroFlashes space exploration club are designing, building, and testing satellites and spacecraft components, and competing in space engineering challenges.

Jason Lorenzon, J.D., assistant professor of aeronautics at ºÚÁÏÍø, was recently featured on 93.5 WAKR’s Ray Horner Morning Show and detailed the new changes coming to the Kent State airport.  

Main Street construction, pinning of student pilots and support for the arts were among the many topics ºÚÁÏÍø President Todd Diacon discussed Sept. 30 during his monthly Talking With Todd webcast.

ºÚÁÏÍø's Kent Campus was operating under full power Tuesday afternoon following an outage earlier that morning.

In the newly released rankings, Kent State is once again the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio, and with its impressive national ranking of No. 129, the university continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.

The ºÚÁÏÍø Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2029 during its regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 17 in the Kent Student Center. The Board congratulated the university administration for this year’s strong enrollment.