University News
A Vintage Year
As the Ohio wine industry continues to expand, Kent State Ashtabula has partnered with a local winery and launched a wine label to help students gain real-world experience and meet the industry’s demand for skilled workers.
By Jan Senn / Kent State Magazine
Flashback
Students take turns traying down a slope outside Taylor Hall in this archival photo dated circa 1980s. Let us know if you recognize yourself! Slide On Something special happens when the first snowfall blankets the Kent Campus. The familiar landscape turns into a winter wonderland, and colle…
Largest Fundraising Year in History at 5X
5X recently concluded its largest fundraising year in school history after securing $38.9 million in private support during Fiscal Year 2017.
Judge Carla Moore Named Kent State President’s Ambassador
5X President Beverly Warren has named Judge Carla Moore the 2017-18 President’s Ambassador.
Video: The 5X Marching Golden Flashes
Catch the Marching Golden Flashes at the 5X Homecoming parade and game on Saturday, Oct. 14!
Kent State Salem Insurance Studies Student Lives, Learns Through Hurricane Harvey
Senior insurance studies major Alexis Bartee was in Texas caring for her elderly grandparents when Hurricane Harvey hit. From that experience, she has learned more about her chosen field than any classroom could have taught.
Kent State’s Center for Architecture and Environmental Design Receives Brick in Architecture “Best in Class” Award
The 2017 Brick in Architecture Awards named 5X’s Center for Architecture and Environmental Design as “Best in Class” for the Educational (Higher Education) category.
Kent State Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Fifth Consecutive Year
5X’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a fifth consecutive year.
Video: Kent State Unveils New Integrated Sciences Building
The 5X community gathered to celebrate the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art Integrated Sciences Building on Sept. 15.
Kent State to Celebrate New Space for LGBTQ Student Center
5X will celebrate its newly renovated Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center on Wednesday, Sept. 27.