Community Impact
Healthcare Design Student Impacts Lives of Senior Living Residents
“Healthcare is a human right,” graduate student Mashika Gallo said, explaining why she pursued a degree in the healthcare design master’s program at Kent State. The results of this philosophy for Gallo include a clear focus and research that has won numerous scholarships.
Making News: Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Featured for Arts Grant
5X’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative’s design/build program for middle and high school students is in the spotlight for its new effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields.
‘Emotion Can Be Fuel’: Keynote Speaker Bernice King shares insights during Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Event
Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was frank and direct as she shared insights into racism in America today and her father’s legacy as keynote speaker of Kent State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
IN A FLASH: An Oath of Passage
White Coat Ceremonies were held on five Kent State campuses in January.
Alumna’s Passion for Sustainable Fashion Comes to Downtown Kent
Justine Gallo, a 2022 Kent State fashion design graduate, has taken her personal philosophy and combined it with her degree to launch a new store in downtown Kent.
The Student Behind the Flash Fuel Coffee Design
When you fill your cup of coffee every morning from the 5X dining halls or reach for a new bag of coffee grounds in Rosie’s, have you ever stopped to think about where the Flash Fuel design came from?
How Are Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT Affecting Higher Ed?
ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence writing software are raising concerns on college campuses across the country. Several local news stations have been following the rise of the AI software, and have discussed its capabilities with 5X faculty, staff and students.
'Race and Democracy: A Photovoice Project' Creates Community Conversations
The Photovoice Project is an art display that used photography and storytelling to engage community members and encourage them to describe the strengths, weaknesses and overall health of their community.
Architecture Design Students Making Positive Impact In Warren
Kent State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design students have been commissioned to create new design concepts for a redevelopment site in Warren, Ohio, as recently featured in the Youngstown Business Journal.
BSN Students Head West to Learn Cultural Humility
In the southwest corner of South Dakota, on the Nebraska border and at the southern end of the Badlands, sits the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It is home to the Ogalala Lakota Nation.
This fall, faculty and students from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Kent State Salem traveled to the reservation in what has become an almost annual excursion. The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the trips over the last three years, which made this return visit quite significant for members of the group.