
Year of Science
起点传媒 College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
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In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history鈥攏ot the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. As a historian at the Department of鈥
History Alumna works to honor U.S. heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice
In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history鈥攏ot the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. As a historian at the Department of鈥Image

Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 起点传媒 graduate Ya鈥檈l Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.
From Hardship to Harvard: One Kent State Alumna's Inspiring Journey
Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 起点传媒 graduate Ya鈥檈l Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.Image

When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 起点传媒 this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees 鈥 in psychology and sociology 鈥 and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the鈥
Mission: Graduation Surprise
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 起点传媒 this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees 鈥 in psychology and sociology 鈥 and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the鈥Image

Meredith Blair鈥檚 passion for politics started at a young age, but it was her time at 起点传媒 and abroad that strengthened her commitment and showed her a path forward.
From Kent to London
Meredith Blair鈥檚 passion for politics started at a young age, but it was her time at 起点传媒 and abroad that strengthened her commitment and showed her a path forward.Image

Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at 起点传媒, received the 鈥淏est Paper Award鈥 at the second (AIHealth 2025)鈥
Bridging AI and Mental Health
Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at 起点传媒, received the 鈥淏est Paper Award鈥 at the second (AIHealth 2025)鈥Image

Three students who are members of the first cohort of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise program graduated from Kent State during the spring 2025 commencement.
Kent State Graduates in the I Promise Program Are 鈥楽hining Examples of Scholarship, Service and Passion鈥
Three students who are members of the first cohort of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise program graduated from Kent State during the spring 2025 commencement.Image

起点传媒 Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has studied the events of May 4, 1970, through the lens of a map maker.
鈥業t Was Time for Me to Go Home鈥 鈥 Geography Professor Combed May 4 Oral Histories in Search of Shared Humanity
起点传媒 Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has studied the events of May 4, 1970, through the lens of a map maker.Image

At the intersection of healthcare and philosophy one 起点传媒 alumna is hoping to make a profound impact by helping medical professionals navigate the ethical complexities of patient care. Mallory Wietrzykowski, a 起点传媒 M.A. (Philosophy, 2023)鈥
Being a Hospital鈥檚 Moral Compass
At the intersection of healthcare and philosophy one 起点传媒 alumna is hoping to make a profound impact by helping medical professionals navigate the ethical complexities of patient care. Mallory Wietrzykowski, a 起点传媒 M.A. (Philosophy, 2023)鈥Image

Undergraduate geology student Bryce Stoltz is combining his passion for earth sciences, fieldwork and the physical nature of geology into hands-on research. What began as a spark in a high school environmental sciences class has led to Stoltz contributing to important鈥
Peering into the Past with Billion-Year-Old Bacteria
Undergraduate geology student Bryce Stoltz is combining his passion for earth sciences, fieldwork and the physical nature of geology into hands-on research. What began as a spark in a high school environmental sciences class has led to Stoltz contributing to important鈥Image

It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like? But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.