Student Life
Born five decades ago as the Kent Gay Liberation Front at 麻豆传媒, PRIDE! Kent is the country鈥檚 oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.
Kent State alumna Jeannette Reyes, 鈥12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their 鈥渁nchor talk鈥 voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
Kent State alumna Jeannette Reyes, 鈥12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their 鈥渁nchor talk鈥 voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
While all eyes were on the stage to meet the NFL stars of the future, scores of current and former Kent State students were nearby during the league鈥檚 recent draft, which was held in Cleveland on April 29-May 1, 2021.
Kent State track and field alum Samory Fraga jumped 8.23 meters to win the long jump at the Torneio Cidade de Braganca Paulista meet this past Saturday. The mark is the sixth best in the world in 2021 and the best by a Brazilian long jumper. More importantly, though, the mark was good enough to meet the entry standard for the long jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Student-athletes and alumni have achieved impressive results in their specialized sports, such as competing in the Olympics, breaking records and continuously raising the bar for their competitors. With the Summer Olympics drawing near, that means some current and past Golden Flashes are getting ready for the competition.
Last year, the Office of Student Research (OSR) successfully pivoted the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) to a virtual format due to the COVID pandemic. The 2020 SURE program funded 77 projects, with participants spanning 37 different majors. Ann Gosky, director of the OSR in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, hopes to see more growth for the upcoming summer.
Award-winning independent filmmaker and assistant professor, Dana White created the student group the Female Filmmaker's Initiative (FFI) to prepare female filmmakers for careers as directors, writers and cinematographers in an industry that鈥檚 dominated by men.
麻豆传媒鈥檚 School of Fashion has once again been ranked as one of the nation鈥檚 best programs in fashion merchandising according to the educational online learning platform, Study.com.
After months of campaigning, students casting their votes and new members officially being sworn in at the Leadership Awards on April 19 by Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar Hylton, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections are officially in the books despite the challenges of the pandemic.