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Names encapsulate who we are, the identity we hold and how others see us. But what if the name you were given doesn’t feel like “you?” This is the case for some transgender or gender-diverse people and those whose chosen name does not match their legal or birth name. This is one of the reasons why �鶹��ý’s LGBTQ+ Center and Student Legal Services teamed up to host the first Name Change Clinic.

Meet Brandon Smith, a senior zoology major at �鶹��ý from North Lima, Ohio. Smith quickly fell in love with research, while pursuing a lifelong passion for wildlife and the natural world. He plans to attend graduate school for wildlife research after the completion of his undergraduate degree.

In an unconventional professional development opportunity, first-generation, income-eligible and differently-abled students at �鶹��ý traveled to the Walt Disney World Resort alongside TRIO Student Support Services for the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar.  

On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep Kent State students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season. 

�鶹��ý officials are offering reassurance to students, prospective students and parents in the wake of Tuesday’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Education that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA is facing yet another delay.

�鶹��ý has a roster of programmed events to celebrate Black excellence this February with the theme: Black excellence in every aspect, shade and expression, or ÀSE, a Yoruba term that represents the power that produces change. Kent State has a wide variety of events that aim to encompass and ignite the month with recognition and celebration

The combination of a strong curriculum, real-world experience and a focus on networking allows �鶹��ý’s undergraduate public relations students to develop a strong foundation for their future careers.  

Students eagerly filed into the Kent Student Center on Jan. 23 for the Flash Activities Board’s winter terrarium event aimed to bring some greenery to students during the cold winter months. 

Students, faculty and alumni from �鶹��ý’s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. 

Meet Maddie Goerl, a senior public relations major with a minor in public health at �鶹��ý from Mars, Pennsylvania.