Profiles
A Hop, Skip and 5,000 Miles to Kent State
If you look into the stands of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center during a Â鶹¾«Ñ¡women's basketball game, you’ll find a mother-daughter pair of students from Brazil cheering with all their might. Five thousand miles from home, Hetty and Fernanda have found new activities and friends in the United States.
Flash Focus: Aislinn Foran
Meet Aislinn Foran, a senior communication studies major with a focus in applied communication and a minor in public relations from Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. With a heavy involvement in the Her Campus at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ (HCKSU) chapter, Foran contributed to creating a welcoming environment for all members.
Professor Shares How to Understand and Overcome Burnout
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Kent State, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.
Flash Focus: Lance Delisle
Meet Lance Delisle, a junior aeronautical studies major with an aviation law and policy minor from Woodstock, Georgia, who balances his studies with his responsibilities as an Air Force reservist.
Flash Focus: Caitlyn Lincoln
Meet Caitlyn Lincoln, a senior psychology major and a member of the Honors College from Worthington, Pennsylvania, with a proven passion for leadership, patient care and altruism – even in her hobbies.
POV: Embracing May 4 Oral Histories Is ‘Absolute Privilege’
POV shares insights from the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ community on important topics. Jennifer Mapes, assistant professor of Geography, will deliver this year's address for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series.
Kent State’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture
Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. But that was the case for Bolton, a sophomore in Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, who knew from when she was a young child that she wanted to be an architect.
Flash Focus: Jordan Gallegos
Meet Jordan Gallegos, a senior and member of the Honors College from Hudson, Ohio, who is navigating three majors and three minors.
Like Father, Like Daughter
After graduating from Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ nearly 50 years ago, James Begam is experiencing déjà vu as his daughter, Scarlett, is embarking on the same nursing program he completed in 1978.
Flash Focus: Chase Brown
Meet Chase Brown, a senior communication studies major, for whom performing has always been a part of his life. From street magic to competing in American Ninja Warrior and now comedy and improv, Brown is no stranger to putting on a good show.