Community & Society

Touchdown! Kent State Football Squad Scores with I Promise School Students
Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters.

Kent State Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts
A Kent State staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio.

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness
Members of Kent State's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.

Solving Parking Problems is Winning Idea
Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.
MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement
Kent State's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center.

IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice
A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of Kent State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

IN A FLASH: A Squirrel Instead?
At Kent State, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties.
Kent State’s MLK Celebration Focuses on Following Dr. King’s Principles: Live a Life of Love and Peace During Conflict
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community.

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu
On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep Kent State students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season.

Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month
Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio.