University News
IN A FLASH: The Fountain Is ON!
Water flowed for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain in the courtyard outside Crawford Hall, home of Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Board of Trustees Approves Establishing Aeronautics and Engineering Schools
The 91¿´Æ¬Íø Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools – the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering – within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the Kent Campus.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Prepares For All Course Syllabi to Be Publicly Accessible by Fall 2026
91¿´Æ¬Íø is preparing to comply with a new state requirement that will make all undergraduate course syllabi publicly accessible online, without requiring a login, beginning in Fall 2026.The mandate, part of recent state legislation, requires all Ohio public universities to create searc…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Crawford Hall Earns LEED Silver Certification
An innovative design, energy-efficient systems, water conservation technologies and environmentally responsible construction materials are some of the features that earned Crawford Hall, 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s newest – and largest – academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Flying Flashes Aim for Fourth Straight Win
The skies are calling once again, and 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Areaseir Race Classic.
ADVISORY: 91¿´Æ¬Íø Board of Trustees Meeting, June 25
The 91¿´Æ¬Íø Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, in the Timothy D. Eippert Boardroom, Suite 412, at Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.
Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.
International Town and Gown Association Came to Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø to Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate
More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.
Third Central Asian Nation Seeks Educational Partnership with Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø
91¿´Æ¬Íø has signed an agreement with Tashkent 91¿´Æ¬Íø University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to begin collaboration on a joint master’s degree in economics and other programs, as Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø continues to expand its partnerships throughout Central Asia.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Helps Celebrate Goodyear Blimp's 100th Anniversary
As the iconic Goodyear Blimp marks its 100th anniversary, 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s connection to aviation history is soaring to new heights. Three alumni of the university’s aeronautics program are among the aviators steering this American icon through its centennial celebration.