Profiles
Meet Bryson Bodo, a biology major with a pre-medicine concentration from Unionport, Ohio, and a member of Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Honors College.
The skies over Â鶹´«Ã½'s Airport will feature a unique homecoming this weekend as three alumni return to pilot the Goodyear Blimp during the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday.
Meet junior art history major and English minor from Medina, Ohio, Molly Wagar. The decision on what to study at Â鶹´«Ã½ was an easy one for Wagar, and she has found inspiration in the people and professors she has met here.
Meet Angelique Wong, a 2022 Fashion Design alumna and current graduate student from Silver Spring, Maryland, who is pursuing a master’s degree in emerging media and technology.
A father and son, both Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni, graduates of the professional pilot program in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, recently achieved a remarkable milestone. Scott and Kyle Koeppl completed their first flight together as Southwest Airlines pilots.
Tatee Sakr's path to success in the fashion world started at Â鶹´«Ã½. As a 19-year-old immigrant to the U.S., Sakr chose Â鶹´«Ã½ because it was close to her new home in Cleveland and had a reputable fashion design program. Now an industry professional, she is giving back as a key faculty member.
Fashion design major Kaleigh McGreal has been sharing her story with Kent State Today through her final two semesters at Kent State in our "Year with a Flash" series. Most recently, as she prepared for graduation, McGreal shared her thoughts about her journey with an inspiring message for other Kent State students.
In 2020, Â鶹´«Ã½ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Kent State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.
As a young refugee, Yun "Mi Mi" Khaing, a recent Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate, has not only overcome significant challenges during her time in the United States, but she’s also helping others in similar circumstances.
Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment.