Â鶹¹û¶³

Students First

Accounting senior Anna Siesel will walk right into a job with a global accounting firm after she graduates from Kent State in May.

Kent State Supplies Growing U.S. Demand for Accountants and Auditors

Kent State accounting majors have excellent employment prospects. The projected growth rate for accountants is six percent from 2022-2033. 

Tags: University News, Students First, Community and Society, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nationally Distinctive, Honors College

Kent State Today

Kent State student life study logo

Feeling Stressed? Kent State’s Student Life Study Can Help

Researchers conducting Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s groundbreaking Student Life Study will reach out to its participants via their phones to offer ways to combat stress and anxiety as the weight of the spring semester mounts.

Tags: Student Life , Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Honors College, Research & Science

Kent State Today

Drew DeGeorge, a senior accounting major, prepares his peers to become trainers in the P.E.E.R. Success Academy.

P.E.E.R. Success Academy Builds a Foundation for Leadership Beyond the Classroom

Kent State's P.E.E.R. Success Academy serves as the foundation for peer educator and peer leader positions on campus.

Tags: Student Life, Community and Society, Students First, Student Success Programs, Featured Story

Kent State Today

students eating late at night

Experts Weigh In: Is Eating Late at Night Bad?

After a long day in class, a night out or burning the midnight oil studying or working on projects, students may find themselves grabbing whatever food is available. A recently article says eating within three hours of bedtime may cause heartburn, acid reflux symptoms, obesity and other health risks. But is it really bad to eat late at night?  

Tags: Health, Students First, Community & Society, Featured Story

Kent State Today

Flash Focus: Benjamin Ward

Flash Focus: Benjamin Ward

Meet Benjamin Ward, a senior computer science major from New Philadelphia, Ohio, juggling research, professional opportunities and extracurricular experiences during his Kent State academic career.

Tags: Profiles, Student Life, Students First

Kent State Today

Fonda and John Elliot pictured in their caps and gowns during Â鶹¹û¶³'s fall 2024 commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to Kent State

John Elliot, a 1970 Â鶹¹û¶³ graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at Kent State with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support to attend Kent State.

Tags: University News, Students First, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, alumni-news

Kent State Today

Future Flashes Days

Welcoming Future Flashes

Future Flash Days offer an opportunity for admitted students and their families to come from all over the country to visit Kent State to experience campus life and learn more about our academic programs to further inform their decision to choose Kent State. 

Tags: Finding Future Flashes, Admissions, Division of Enrollment Management, Students First, University News

Kent State Today

CVA Valentine's Day Art Sale

IN A FLASH: From the Hearts of Student Artists

Student art clubs sold their creations as Valentine's Day gift ideas sale in the atrium of the Center for the Visual Arts.

Tags: School of Art, Student Organizations, Arts & Culture, Students First, College of the Arts

Kent State Today

Flash Focus banner for Adriana Hines

Flash Focus: Adriana Hines

Meet Adriana Hines, a senior criminology and justice study major with a concentration in justice and human relations, from Washington, D.C., whose high school experiences led to interests in law and criminal justice.

Tags: Profiles, Student Life, Students First

Kent State Today

Professor Mary Russell, Ph.D., instructs a student in her biological sciences lab at Kent State Trumbull Campus.

Belonging Champions: Faculty Working to Transform the Student Experience Are Changing Themselves in the Process

Â鶹¹û¶³ Professor Mary Russell, Ph.D., recalls the very day she realized that her participation in the Belonging Champions program was transforming her and her classroom.

Tags: Student Life, Students First

Kent State Today