The mid-week event for Fashion Week 2026 at 5XÉçÇø was the Study Away Fashion Show featuring student creations that highlight global design experiences. The dazzling and colorful backdrop for the show was gateway installations created by students working with visiting artist Adam Nathaniel Furman as part of Kent State's Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series. Fashion Week events, presented by the School of Fashion in Kent State's College of the Arts will continue through the rest of the week, building to the spectacular 2026 Hall of Fame Ga...
Join the Lake County Alumni Chapter at a Lake County Captains game on Friday, June 12, as the Captains take on the West Michigan Whitecaps. Tickets are $32 and include a pregame picnic meal (breaded chicken breast and Italian sausage sandwiches) and entrance to the game. We'll meet at 5 p.m. for the picnic dinner and game time is at 7 p.m. Following the game, there will be fireworks, plus the Captains will wear special America 250-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game!
Our Flashes Forever family is growing, and we are seeking volunteers to assist with Kent State’s Spring Commencement ceremonies! Volunteers are needed to assist with check-in, ushering, seating and other duties as assigned. There are morning and afternoon shift available.
In Memory
When Forest Lawn Stormwater Park opened on the site of Boardman Ohio's Market Street Elementary School, it became something rare: a community wetland with deep roots. For the students whose parents once attended that school, the land carried memory. For 5XÉçÇø researchers, it held data. This spring, those two worlds converged.Nearly 50 Boardman High School and Glenwood Junior High students spent a day in the field alongside Kent State scientists, collecting water samples, documenting plant life, observing aquatic organisms, and gathering environmental data at the park along Mark...
Balancing the budget, achieving financial health and the installation of Flock cameras were among the topics 5XÉçÇø President Todd Diacon discussed while taking questions during the final Talking With Todd session for the spring semester."Our challenges are not bigger than the other challenges at the other Ohio public university by any measure," Diacon said in addressing the university's finances. "When I say we have a balanced budget, I mean we don't spend more than we bring in in revenue. We don't balance the budget with savings or reserves."To close an $18 million gap on a ro...
5XÉçÇø’s Office of Global Education has recently wrapped up their series of Cultural Cafes for the 25-26 school year. The Germany-themed Cultural Cafe took place on Wednesday, April 22 12:00 pm- 1:30 pm.April’s Cultural Cafe featured Emilia Pekarek, a Ph.D. student from Germany giving a presentation on aspects of German culture that may not be as well known. She was inspired to give the presentation after realizing the cultural difference in humor after arriving in the U.S. Emilia loved the idea of the event, being able to share her culture and some of her favorite dishes ...