Student Life
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Public Relations Students Earn National Recognition
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) awarded PRSSA Kent the highest national honors for a chapter, the 2019 Outstanding Chapter Award. Public relations major Vanessa Gresley, PRSSA Kent’s vice president of professional relations, earned the Gold Key Award, the highest PRSSA honor for students.
Flashfleet Debuts New Bike-Share Program
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s newest Flashfleet is changing the landscape of using a bike-share program on campus. Flashfleet is available to students, faculty, staff and surrounding community members.
College Students to Compete in SkyHack Design Challenge at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this year’s event, which will span across other Kent Campus buildings.
National Transfer Student Week Brings Awareness and Community
This fall, more than 900 students transferred to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½. National Transfer Student Week is Oct. 21-25, and the university is hosting events specifically designed for transfer students, creating opportunities for these students and the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ community to engage.
‘Absolute Thrill!’ ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ PR Graduate in the Middle of Washington Nationals Historic Run to World Series
As the champagne flowed Oct. 15 in the clubhouse of the National League Champion Washington Nationals, there was a ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ connection in the middle of the frenzy that capped the team’s first trip to the World Series.
Precision Flight Team Qualifies for Nationals
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Precision Flight ranked third overall last week at the Region III Safecon, Competition at The Ohio State University (OSU) securing its place in the national competition. The National Intercollegiate Flight Association (NIFA) SAFECON flight competition, the premier collegiate flight competition with over 500 competitors from more than 30 schools, will be held at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, May 18-23, 2020.
Esports Team Takes the Hearthstone Trophy at First Esports Invitational
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Esports team won the Hearthstone finals at the Harrisburg University Esports (HUE) Invitational held in mid-September. The Esports team was among 64 collegiate teams invited to the competition. The team took the Hearthstone champion title, winning against ten other universities.
New Academic Application Launched to Better Serve ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Students
The first priority of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s strategic roadmap is to ensure that students have the education, experiences and support they need to graduate and to live successful, satisfying lives in their work and in their commitment to become engaged citizens. The university’s Academic Success Center team is making that priority its priority with the creation of the Academic Success Plan (ASP), a new application that gives students easier and quicker access to resources that will help them succeed in class.
McNair Scholars Program Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary With Inaugural Conference
Minority, low-income and first-generation college students are often underrepresented in graduate schools. To change this and to help students realize their potential, the McNair Scholars Program at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ provides assistance to underrepresented students who consider pursuing a doctoral degree.
Student Voting Rate Skyrockets in Recent Years
While student voting nationwide doubled since 2014, the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student voting rate has increased 135% from 2014 to 2018, according to a recent report from the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life.