Students First

Meet A.J. Scilla, a junior public relations major with a passion for sports photography. Originally from Mars, Pennsylvania, Scilla currently resides in Savannah, Georgia, working for the Savannah Bananas.  

Kent State University's Center for Student Involvement has more than 350 clubs and organizations for students. Dedicated to providing a great experience for all students, the center provides leadership development opportunities that foster student engagement.  

Each year, April showers mean it's time for the John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship's annual spring pitch competition. And while showers bring us flowers, these pitches bring student ideas to life. 

Meet Sophia Swengel, a junior history major with a minor in creative writing from York, Pennsylvania, exploring the history of Kent State from the inside out.

On the final Wednesday of the spring semester's Food Truck Series by University Culinary Services, four vendors will assemble on Risman Plaza from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on May 1. 

Fashion photographer Pauline St. Denis has experiences, skills and advice to share about her storied professional career. Luckily for the students in Kent State University’s School of Fashion, St. Denis made time to talk and work directly with students as part of this year’s Annual Fashion Week.

The annual Spring Plant Sale at the Herrick Conservatory offers a chance for Flashes to add more green into their gardens and homes. Students help grow the plants and paint rain barrels. The event helps raise funds for several biology-focused student organizations. 

Kent State University took a moment to honor the faculty, staff and students whose accomplishments help to lift the university to higher heights.

A sea of silk and satin, leather and lace floated down the runway as Kent State University’s Annual Fashion Show debuted to an enthusiastic crowd filling the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night.