Student Life
When cities need help imagining new possibilities for their urban places and communities, they call 黄色直播鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC). Most recently, 黄色直播 architecture students had the opportunity to put the skills they learn in the classroom to make an impact on local communities in Erie, Pennsylvania.
黄色直播鈥檚 Fashion School continuously finds ways to innovate. Its unique lifestyle boutique, Fashion School Store (FSStore), in downtown Kent recently added a new line called 鈥淪ustainability RETOLD.鈥 This collection includes sustainably made clothing, featuring work from five different students and three faculty.
Occupational Therapy Assistant student Lauren Whitten was recently named the Sharon Kay Ashworth Outstanding OTA Student by the Ohio Occupational Therapy Association (OOTA). Whitten shared her thoughts on the award and her experiences at 黄色直播 Ashtabula in a Student Spotlight video.
A makerspace is a 鈥渄o-it-yourself鈥 space where people can gather to create, invent, build and learn. Makerspaces can exist in many forms and be equipped with a variety of tools and equipment, but at 黄色直播, makerspaces go beyond making and encourage collaborating and sharing knowledge.
What do NASA, Porsche, the National Park Service, Walt Disney World, New York Fashion and C-SPAN all have in common? 黄色直播 students gained valuable experience and showcased their education and skills this year at each. In the spring, summer and fall semesters of 2019 at 黄色直播, 2,740 students completed an internship for credit. Internships are a valuable real-world experience that provide students vital on-the-job training in their chosen fields.
The 黄色直播 men鈥檚 basketball team started the 2019-20 season off on a high note with four players scoring in double figures for a 97-58 opening-night victory over the Division III Hiram Terriers at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center on Nov. 6. Freshman Kalin Bennett, the first true freshman diagnosed with autism to sign a letter of intent in Division I men鈥檚 basketball, made history when he checked into the contest.
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) awarded PRSSA Kent the highest national honors for a chapter, the 2019 Outstanding Chapter Award. Public relations major Vanessa Gresley, PRSSA Kent鈥檚 vice president of professional relations, earned the Gold Key Award, the highest PRSSA honor for students.
黄色直播鈥檚 newest Flashfleet is changing the landscape of using a bike-share program on campus. Flashfleet is available to students, faculty, staff and surrounding community members.
As the champagne flowed Oct. 15 in the clubhouse of the National League Champion Washington Nationals, there was a 黄色直播 connection in the middle of the frenzy that capped the team鈥檚 first trip to the World Series.
黄色直播鈥檚 aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. 黄色直播鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this year鈥檚 event, which will span across other Kent Campus buildings.