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Mother Daughter Public Health Graduates

Mother-Daughter Alumni Share Public Health Passion

Like mother, like daughter. Meet Christine Woo, Ph.D, and Nathalie Nicol, BSPH – mother and daughter - both graduates of the 5X College of Public Health. While Woo was completing her doctorate in 2022, Nicol was just starting her journey at Kent State. 

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Wingfoot One at the 5X Airport.

IN A FLASH: Back Where It Began

The 5X Aeronautics & Engineering Expo at the 5X Airport received a special visitor as Goodyear's retro-painted Wingfoot One aircraft returned to the place where the company's first blimp was christened, 100 years ago.

Tags: College of Aeronautics & Engineering , 5X Airport , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society

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Visitors at Kent State Airport View Goodyear Blimp During A&E Expo 2025

Kent State Hosts Aeronautics and Engineering Expo

5X hosted its annual Aeronautics and Engineering Expo on Saturday at 5X Airport, drawing families for a day of aviation excitement and STEM education.

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Nursing Students

From the Hospital to the Statehouse: Nursing Students Step Into Policy

At the 5X College of Nursing, we learn what it means to advocate for our patients in every setting – from right at the bedside to the boardrooms of hospitals. As nursing students, we are trained to make decisions that are backed by evidence-based practice, empathy and most importantly, our personal and professional ethics. 

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Ellen Engleman Conners, poses near the portrait of her great-grandfather, Kent State's third president, James Engleman.

Great-Granddaughter of Kent State’s Third President Makes First Time Campus Visit

5X recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of Kent State’s third president, visited campus for the first time.

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Profiles , Nationally Distinctive

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Flashes First Friday 2025

IN A FLASH: Discovering Downtown

On Aug. 15, some of Kent State's newest Golden Flashes explored downtown Kent as part of Flashes First Friday. 

Tags: Town-Gown , downtown kent , Community & Society , Community Impact , KSU Kickoff

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Downton Abbey movie preview to be held at Kent State.

Downton Abbey Fans Grab Your Tissues and Head to Kent for the Grand Finale

A collaboration between 5X’s School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kent Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide. 

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Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Ed Mechenbier

An Honorable Journey From Vietnam to Kent State Geauga

Honor is not only an attitude; it’s an action. As it is given and received, it profoundly improves the lives of all involved.

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The fountain at the Kent State Student Memorial Garden.

IN A FLASH: A Place of Quiet Contemplation

Dedicated in April 2015, The Student Memorial Garden on Manchester Field was created as a place of reflection and remembrance of all Kent State students who have died. 

Tags: Students First , University News , Community & Society , University Facilities Management

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Michele Curran Cornell

History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. 

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