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Education is a process that goes beyond studying and memorizing, according to James Redfearn, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at ��������. Redfearn's attitude, approach and creation of this supporting space led him to be awarded the Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award.

The �������� Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, in the Urban Conference Room, Library, second floor, on the Kent Campus. The Board will consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions, and new business. Trustees will retire into executive session to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.”

The College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted the 2025 National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) SAFECON Region III competition Oct. 19–24 at the �������� Airport in Stow, Ohio. The week-long event brought together collegiate aviators from across the region for a flight and ground competition focused on precision, safety, and professionalism.

The new suite includes six online certificate programs that align with the cannabis industry’s most in-demand job sectors, creating a clear, credible path for students to enter the industry.

�������� observes Thanksgiving Break from Nov. 26 through Nov. 30. 

A team of �������� public relations students and a �������� public relations professor earned prestigious awards at the Public Relations Society of America – Greater Cleveland chapter’s ROCKS Awards ceremony.

Bruno Ast, the architect who designed the university's May 4 Memorial, has died at age 88. Ast won a national competition to design the memorial in 1986. In his , it was said that he was especially proud to have been chosen as architect for the project.

More students who want to be nurses will soon be able to pursue that dream. ��������'s College of Nursing is launching a new pathway that will allow students without high school mathematics, chemistry or biology courses to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. 

Members of ��������'s Interior Design Class of 2005 reunited in October to share stories about what they've been doing during the past 20 years.

An iconic campus landmark that's also a serene oasis of relaxation has been welcoming students on the Kent Campus of �������� for a quarter century. 

The �������� School of Fashion has a strong legacy of participation in the prestigious Supima Design Competition, which highlights some of the most promising emerging designers in the U.S.

Area police agencies will conduct joint training exercises from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Business and Administration Building along Summit Street on the Kent Campus.

Each month, the Office of Global Education presents a Cultural Café where members of the �������� community can learn about the history, traditions and cuisine of other countries from ��������'s international students.

For Barbara Mucci, the path from the classroom to owning a small business has been full of surprises. One surprise is being able to work alongside her daughter, Erica Sutton. These alumnae credit their �������� experiences with helping them to open Mainstream Boutique in Hudson, Ohio.

Students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated I AM FIRST Week, a recognition of �������� students’ first-generation identity, by building community and showcasing campus-wide support.

Meet Payton Schramski, a senior interior design major with a marketing minor, from Grand Rapids, Michigan.  

Three Minute Thesis competitions, like the one that took place recently at ��������, are held at institutions nationwide and help student researchers practice presenting complicated research data briefly and simply, in a way that's easy for non-academics. 

A university photographer captured a stunning scene of beautiful fall skies over the Esplanade, near the ��������'s College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

For Kent, Ohio, native and 2018 �������� graduate Stan Zalewski, mathematics has always been a big part of his life. Now a senior actuarial consultant at Nationwide Insurance, Zalewski recently reached a significant professional milestone — completing the multi-year process to earn the title of Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.