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Community Impact

a photo of Judge Kani H. Hightower

Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge Kani H. Hightower is on a mission to make the justice system in Summit County, Ohio, more accessible for underprivileged and underrepresented citizens. Whether it’s related to transportation challenges or helping them sort through the red tape of documentation, Hightower, a Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate, is creating solutions to streamline the process for Summit County residents.

April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun.

For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

Kent State Today
Her Week Graphic

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus Kent State presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Wick Poetry Center.

Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at Â鶹´«Ã½. 

The Kent State library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to Â鶹´«Ã½ on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.

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Kent State mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  Kent State has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

Mostly black and white photo of two women wearing eclipse glasses

As the 2024 total solar eclipse passes over Kent, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, Â鶹´«Ã½ students, faculty and staff have the unique opportunity to witness an optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect.

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The Eclipse at Kent State 2024

The excitement has been building for more than a year, and the day is finally upon us!

Kent State President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024.

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.