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Community & Society

Corgi Races 2024

When the Corgis Took the Field

A ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì staffer and her dog helped add excitement to the Golden Flashes football home opener with a fuzzy, fantastic halftime show. 

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Golden Flashes , Marching Golden Flashes , Football , Sports , Community & Society , University News , Division of Enrollment Management , College of Education and Human Services

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9/11 Flags Memorial

Student Creates Moving Memorial to 9/11

A ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University student honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a display of 2,977 American flags on the campus student green this week.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Zombie Apocalypse 2024

How to Stop a Zombie Attack ... With a Marshmallow

The annual "Zombie Apocalypse" event, presented by ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Navigators early in the fall semester, offers a fun activity for students.

Tags: Student Organizations , Student Life , Fall Semester , Community & Society

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A member of the United Greek Council interacts with Mittie Davis Jones, a member of Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

United Greek Council Registers Voters on Campus

United Greek Council held a voter registration event in Risman Plaza this week. Members of Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. in Cleveland collaborated with the students.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society

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9/11 Flag Display on Campus

IN A FLASH: 2,977 Flags for 9/11

Remembering the world-changing events of 9/11, 23 years later, a display of flags was placed on the Kent Campus, near the University Library. 

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Community Impact , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , University Facilities Management , Kent Student Center , In a Flash

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Voter Registration Event 2023

Grab a Beignet and Free T-Shirt at Sept. 17 Flashes Vote Fest

The Flashes Vote Festival on Sept. 17 on Risman Plaza is presented by ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Undergraduate Student Government as a fun way to engage student voters, share voting information, get Flashes registered to vote.

Tags: Elections , Voting , Undergraduate Student Government , Kent Student Center , Community Impact , Community & Society , Student Life , University News , President Todd Diacon , Intercollegiate Athletics , Town-Gown , downtown kent , City of Kent

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Keri Richmond '17 Photographed by Melissa Olson

Alumna Views Foster Care Advocacy Through an Olympic Lens

Alumna Keri Richmond knew after her first semester that she wanted to do more for communities, especially foster children. In a recent op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch, Richmond connected her experience in foster care to Simone Biles in light of her Olympic comeback.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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2024 Fall Food Truck Series

Fall Food Truck Series Returns to Risman Plaza

For several weeks, in the fall and spring, University Culinary Services invites a selection of local food trucks to offer their tasty treats on Risman Plaza each Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tags: Fall Semester , Student Life , University Culinary Services , Fork in the Road! , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences

Professor Wins Murrow Award for Podcast Series

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences was recently honored with two awards for her exceptional contributions on the Evergreen Podcasts and NPR Ideastream podcast , an impactful exploration of the health and well-being of Black women in Cleveland.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Aeronautics Expo

Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun For All Ages

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Tags: Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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