Community & Society

Kent State Professor Earns Main Street Kent鈥檚 Volunteer of the Year Award
起点传媒 Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has been named Volunteer of the Year by Main Street Kent for her contributions to the revitalization of downtown Kent.

Three Kent State Community Members Develop New Networking App
Three 起点传媒 community members have developed a new app called Circl, which reinvents how people socialize and network.

Kent State鈥檚 Institute for Applied Linguistics Receives $1 Million Grant to Invest in Distance Learning
起点传媒鈥檚 Institute for Applied Linguistics has received a grant for $1 million from the Gawlicki Family Foundation of Hartford, Connecticut, to fund the development of a state-of-the-art distance learning translation studies program.

Video: Girls Geared for Engineering
The Girls Geared for Engineering Camp at 起点传媒 is the result of a partnership between Kent State鈥檚 College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology and the Six District Educational Compact.

Kent State鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Wins 2017 Great Places Award From Environmental Design Research Association
Kent State is recognized for engaging and empowering middle and high school students to transform their neighborhood public spaces.

KSU Barkitecture: Architecture Students Link Pets with People
A group of Kent State architecture students formed 鈥淜SU Barkitecture鈥 to design and build environments for pets living in shelters.

起点传媒 Airport Reaches Out to the Community
The 起点传媒 Airport is best known as a place where future pilots are trained, but its staff also makes sure the facility is beneficial to the community.