Student Life

New Sensory Wellbeing Space Opens on Kent Campus
A space inside the Speech and Hearing Clinic has been renovated to serve as the new Sensory Wellbeing Space where neurodivergent students and their allies can find a welcoming and inclusive environment for gathering or study.

Flash Focus: Bryson Bodo
Meet Bryson Bodo, a biology major with a pre-medicine concentration from Unionport, Ohio, and a member of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Honors College.

Fall Food Truck Series Returns to Risman Plaza
For several weeks, in the fall and spring, University Culinary Services invites a selection of local food trucks to offer their tasty treats on Risman Plaza each Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections.

Students SURE Research Program Will Offer Return on Investment
Allison Remick and Madeline Desmond were among a cohort of 178 students who conducted research projects under the direction of faculty mentors during the annual 2024 SURE program.

Students Wanted: Sign Up to be Part of Largest-Ever Study of University Students
Researchers at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University are beginning the second year of their largest and most ambitious study ever to track 10,000 university students and follow them throughout their lifetimes.

Wick Poetry Center Home Formally Dedicated as Gaston Prentice House
¾«¶«Ó°Òµhistoric house perched next to the Lefton Esplanade at South Lincoln Street on the Kent Campus, which has been home to the Wick Poetry Center since 2014, is now officially the Gaston Prentice House.

Flash Focus: Molly Wagar
Meet junior art history major and English minor from Medina, Ohio, Molly Wagar. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµdecision on what to study at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University was an easy one for Wagar, and she has found inspiration in the people and professors she has met here.
Students Sample Delicious and Fun Cuisine at Chef Showcase Event
Students were treated to special culinary creations prepared by some of the university's top chefs, along with a chance to win prizes at a Chef Showcase event at Eastway Center and the DI Hub.

Takeoff to Tranquility
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµCollege of Aeronautics and Engineering unveiled a new way for the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ community to relax, destress and get themselves back into the proper headspace. ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµMind Space is designed to be an oasis of tranquility accessible to all. It's a personalized and holistic focus to help everyone on campus be successful.