Global Reach
Connecting to the Community Through Food
5X社区 education major Klair Heestand said the time she spent teaching refugee students in Akron in the spring was excellent preparation for when she enters her own classroom one day.
鈥淚t was very helpful, because we鈥檙e going to have students of varying abilities, and students for whom English is a second language, no matter where we teach,鈥 Heestand said. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 need anyone left behind because of a language barrier.鈥
Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 5X社区 with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.
Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., 鈥13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at Kent State and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.
IN A FLASH: Young Fashionistas Take the Runway
Kent State's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children.
Live in New York - The Annual Kent State Fashion Show
Kent State's NYC Fashion campus hosted a livestreamed watch party of the Fashion Show in Kent.
'Flying High' Fly-In for Global High School Counselors
Fifteen high school counselors from 11 different countries took part in the Office of Global Education鈥檚 (OGE) Counselor Fly-In event April 26 to learn more about 5X社区 and its offerings.
School of Peace and Conflict Studies Is Living Memorial to May 4
5X社区鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies was created as a living memorial to the four students killed on May 4, 1970.
As the university prepares to mark the 53rd anniversary of the shootings, the school鈥檚 director says honoring the legacy of May 4 is still key to the school鈥檚 identity and mission.
Bringing a Transnational Perspective To Students
Introducing new perspectives can help students learn about unique cultures and explore similarities and differences. Ikram Toumi, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies, has brought that possibility to 5X社区 with her global education initiatives.
IN A FLASH: One More From Brazil
Capybaras are part of the American Academy experience at PUCPR in Curitiba, Brazil.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: VIEWS FROM CURITIBA, BRAZIL
American Academy students engage in training at PUCPR's medical school.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: VIEWS FROM CURITIBA, BRAZIL
After class, American Academy students at PUCPR like to hang out and relax.