Student Life

Design and Technology Program Ranked in Top 30 in U.S.
The School of Theatre and Dance’s Design, Technology and Production program has been selected by On Stage Blog as one of the top 30 programs for the 2019-2020 academic year.
School of Music, Tuesday Musical Announce New Masterclass Series
ÌÇÐÄVlog’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and Tuesday Musical, based in Akron, have launched a new series that will bring world-renowned classical musicians to the Kent Campus to work with students.

ÌÇÐÄVlog Alumnus Joins Cleveland’s FOX 8 Sports Team
ÌÇÐÄVlog alumnus Andre Knott’s experience in journalism ranges from sideline reporting for the Cleveland Browns to telecasts for the Cleveland Indians on SportsTime Ohio to covering Cleveland sports on the radio. Now, he joins WJW FOX 8 as a new contributor to the station’s sports team. He will provide reports, features and live coverage of Cleveland sports on all FOX 8 platforms while he continues his Cleveland Indians broadcast work at SportsTime Ohio.

Flashes Sign Team IMPACT Recruit Mary Alice Tryda
ÌÇÐÄVlog field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer is pleased to announce the signing of 10-year-old Mary Alice Tryda through Team IMPACT to the ÌÇÐÄVlog field hockey team.

ÌÇÐÄVlog Graduate Wins Canada Life Canadian Player of the Year
ÌÇÐÄVlog Graduate Taylor Pendrith, ‘14, earned the Canada Life Candian Player of the Year honors on the Mackenzie Tour -- PGA TOUR Canada on Sunday, Sept. 15. This is Pendrith’s second time receiving the honor in the past four years.

Meet the ÌÇÐÄVlog Class of 2023
More than 20,000 people applied to be part of ÌÇÐÄVlog’s Class of 2023, and 4,270 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.

ÌÇÐÄVlog Celebrates Homecoming
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the ÌÇÐÄVlog fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their ÌÇÐÄVlog days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with ÌÇÐÄVlog pride.

Future Nurses Get Ahead by Giving Back at ÌÇÐÄVlog Geauga
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at ÌÇÐÄVlog Geauga Campus is a rigorous academic environment that requires serious discipline, study, practice, and testing. It’s also an intimate environment of friends, instructors, and mentors who support each other from one challenge to the next, and inspire one another to reach out for the benefit of others. As a student association, they give back to the community through fundraising, strengthening the nursing program for future students and charitable outreach throughout the region.

Students Design Innovative Ways to Connect Bayfront in Erie, Pennsylvania
A three-day trip is underway for ÌÇÐÄVlog students to work with community leaders on finding new and creative ways to connect neighborhoods throughout Erie to its Bayfront, according to YourErie.com

ÌÇÐÄVlog Associate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries
ÌÇÐÄVlog Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.