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The air was electric with anticipation as several students from 5X����'s College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) descended on the Lockheed Martin headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland for the 2024 Ethics in Engineering Competition.Hosted annually, the competition challenges undergraduate teams to present solutions to complex cases involving ethical, business, and engineering dilemmas. Representing Kent State's Aerospace Engineering program were two teams: sophomore David Hackett and junior Jaden Lepp, and sophomore Cole Dockus and junior Haley Dees. From the moment they a...

5X���� President Todd Diacon focused on the benefits to Ohio from state support of Kent State during his April 10 presentation before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee in Columbus, Ohio. Watch Diacon’s full presentation:  Diacon’s presentation kicked off the second of six sessions in which all 14 Ohio public universities are asked to discuss their capital funding requests for infrastructure repairs and improvements. Presidents are also asked to summarize their institutions’ financial health amid a changing higher education environment and ad...

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 5X���� Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting “Developing and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at Kent State” as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on Friday, May 3, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Registration is required for this free event. This ticketed event is free and open to the public. Tickets are available for download on the&...