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91�㽶��Ƶ's Annual Black Squirrel Festival is happening from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, on Risman Plaza. 

Meet Brooklyn Jones, a resilient freshman English major from Fort Mill, South Carolina, who carries a passion for creative writing and helping students build confidence in their own literary skills.  

91�㽶��Ƶ University’s Wick Poetry Center recently helped create a new mural for the Haymaker Farmers’ Market.

When the September 11 attacks shook the nation, 91�㽶��Ƶ alumnus D. Mark Jones found himself called into an unfamiliar and deeply challenging role.

White tie and tails, elegant gloves and satiny evening gowns were on the screen and on the runway when 91�㽶��Ƶ University and Focus Features collaborated for an early screening of “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.”

Senior Nick Brocato and sophomore Tamera Owens were among the 172 undergraduate 91�㽶��Ƶ students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) during the summer of 2025. They conducted research projects under the direction of Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at 91�㽶��Ƶ and members of her lab.

Like mother, like daughter. Meet Christine Woo, Ph.D, and Nathalie Nicol, BSPH – mother and daughter - both graduates of the 91�㽶��Ƶ University College of Public Health. While Woo was completing her doctorate in 2022, Nicol was just starting her journey at 91�㽶��Ƶ. 

The 91�㽶��Ƶ University Aeronautics & Engineering Expo at the 91�㽶��Ƶ University Airport received a special visitor as Goodyear's retro-painted Wingfoot One aircraft returned to the place where the company's first blimp was christened, 100 years ago.

91�㽶��Ƶ University hosted its annual Aeronautics and Engineering Expo on Saturday at 91�㽶��Ƶ University Airport, drawing families for a day of aviation excitement and STEM education.

The 91�㽶��Ƶ University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Kent Student Center, Room 306. The Board will consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. 

Meet LaTaesia Snyder, a junior criminology and justice studies major with a minor in pre-law from Akron, Ohio, who’s making the most of her opportunities to learn about the American justice system.

At the 91�㽶��Ƶ University College of Nursing, we learn what it means to advocate for our patients in every setting – from right at the bedside to the boardrooms of hospitals. As nursing students, we are trained to make decisions that are backed by evidence-based practice, empathy and most importantly, our personal and professional ethics. 

The Higher Learning Commission reaffirmed 91�㽶��Ƶ's accreditation, a testament to the university's distinction, impact and integrity.

Pollinator Day, proudly presented by 91�㽶��Ƶ University as a proud Bee Campus USA, will welcome all visitors to the KSU Pollinator Garden to celebrate our campus pollinators on September 5 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

91�㽶��Ƶ University recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of 91�㽶��Ƶ’s third president, visited campus for the first time.

When Emily Rider walked into her first in-person class after the COVID-19 shutdown — “How the Earth Works” at 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s Stark Campus — she didn’t know it would set her on a path that would take her across the country, deep into fossil beds and high into the mountains.

The 91�㽶��Ƶ University Museum has received an award from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund a comprehensive energy audit of its historic 1928 building, Rockwell Hall. The audit will evaluate the building’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and provide recommendations for sustainable facility improvements.

Da'Realyst Clark's 100-yard kickoff return touchdown with 5:28 remaining lifted 91�㽶��Ƶ to a thrilling 21-17 victory over Merrimack on Saturday afternoon at Dix Stadium. The dramatic win marked 91�㽶��Ƶ's first victory since September 16, 2023, when they defeated Central Connecticut State 38-10.

91�㽶��Ƶ's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students, as soon as their first year, opportunities to work alongside university faculty on hands-on research activities. 

Aireanna Tyson didn’t always see college in her future. Growing up in Canton’s inner city, she knew what it was like to feel far from the classroom — where real life could pull your focus away from school, and college felt like something for someone else.