Community Impact
Campus Kitchen Impact
Helping those in need, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Campus Kitchen provided 4,500 hours of service, 81,321 lbs. of food, and 28,294 lbs. of food pantry distribution to community members in need.
I AM FIRST Celebration
The I AM FIRST Celebration honored first generation students, staff, and faculty with a week of university-wide events. Attendees from all parts of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ community enjoyed the week’s in-person and virtual events.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Together Community Service
Our Flashes have continued providing community service virtually through the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Together program provided by Community Engaged Learning. Over 700 student volunteers wrote 1,400 welcome notes to incoming KSU students and provided 500 United Way Literacy Kits for a local elementary school.
Campus Kitchen Fundraising
Our volunteers at Campus Kitchen have raised over $10K for their Giving Tuesday campaign, $20K for Campus Kitchen Renovations, and received $2K from the Portage Foundation’s Rapid Response Fund Grant.
9,080 Hours of Student Community Service
1,278 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students have contributed 9,080 hours of community service and raised $246,976 through Kent Community Services provided by Community Engaged Learning. 26% of these program participants were underrepresented students: nearly twice the percentage of underrepresented students in the entire student body.
A Display of Support
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s commitment to mental health is on display in a walk-through installation in the Kent Student Center.
And the Pumpkin Prize Winner is ...
Find out which of the pumpkin creations displayed at Eastway received the most votes.
IN A FLASH: It's the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Fam-i-ly (SNAP, SNAP)
Faculty and administrators joined the Fall Halls Celebration in style on the campus of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ at Stark.
Honoring All Those Who Serve
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus.
IN A FLASH: Fall's Fire at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ at Stark
The campus of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ at Stark is surrounded by a ring of fall's fiery colors.