University News
Meet the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Class of 2029
This fall, 4,023 first-year students joined the Kent Campus, marking the fourth time in five years that an incoming class has surpassed 4,000. The Class of 2029 brings a vibrant mix of experiences, perspectives and aspirations, poised to shape the future of the university and beyond.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Celebrates Homecoming
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ held its annual Homecoming celebration Saturday, drawing alumni, students and community members to campus for a day of festivities centered around this year's "Flash's Birthday Bash" theme.
Using Cybersecurity Month to Train for Year-Round Diligence
October is cybersecurity awareness month, and ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s information security team is informing students and staff about how to stay safe online through four weeks of interactive fun with the chance to win some amazing rewards. The goal, of course, is year-round attention to cyber threats.
STARS Struck: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Sustainability Improves University Rankings
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has earned an AASHE STARS Silver rating for its ongoing commitment to campus sustainability, a step up from the bronze rating on the past submission, thanks to the Office of Sustainability and its numerous initiatives.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Celebrates ‘Flash’s Birthday Bash’ at This Year’s Homecoming
This year’s Homecoming theme is Flash’s Birthday Bash, and in honor of this, those who formerly served as Flash mascots have been named this year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Spacecraft Design Lab is Where Students Build Flight-Ready Satellites
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Spacecraft Design Lab is the location where a group of 35 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ undergraduates and nine graduate students in the AstroFlashes space exploration club are designing, building, and testing satellites and spacecraft components, and competing in space engineering challenges.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Instructor and Pilot Shares Airport Updates With the Region
Jason Lorenzon, J.D., assistant professor of aeronautics at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, was recently featured on 93.5 WAKR’s Ray Horner Morning Show and detailed the new changes coming to the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ airport.
Patience and Grace
Main Street construction, pinning of student pilots and support for the arts were among the many topics ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President Todd Diacon discussed Sept. 30 during his monthly Talking With Todd webcast.
Kent Campus Returns to Full Power Following Outage
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Kent Campus was operating under full power Tuesday afternoon following an outage earlier that morning.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Reaffirms Its Leadership as Top Northern Ohio Public University in 2026 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings
In the newly released rankings, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is once again the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio, and with its impressive national ranking of No. 129, the university continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.