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Team leader Cassidy Farnsworth, along with team members Madeline Goussios and Reilly Ferrie

In a remarkable demonstration of innovation and environmental consciousness, three College of Aeronautics and Engineering students have claimed second place in the prestigious 2023-2024 Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) University Design Competition.

DEDC Opening

ϳԹ celebrated the opening of its new Digital Engineering & Design Center for Space Applications, marking a significant step in bridging the gap between education and national needs in aerospace and defense manufacturing.

High school students, transfer students and parents walk through campus during a 2024 Summer Preview KSU event.

ϳԹ will welcome prospective students to campus for its Preview KSU events on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. These comprehensive visit programs offer high school and transfer students an immersive look at life as a Golden Flash.

illustration of a population of people

The United States is approaching a so-called “enrollment cliff” or “demographic cliff,” a projection that is being closely monitored by those in higher education. In the “On Campus – with CITI Program” podcast, host Ed Butch talks with Aaron Berger, Ph.D., interim director of national recruitment at ϳԹ, about these declining numbers and other factors currently influencing college enrollment. 

Summer Commencement

ϳԹ welcomed more than 1,000 new graduates to its alumni family during the summer commencement ceremony Saturday.

College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Father-son duo Scott Koeppl '89 (left) and Kyle Koeppl '19 (right) share the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 during their first flight together. Between them, draped over the center console, is a blue cap with "ϳԹ" written on it. Above the cockpit windshield is a blue pennant that reads "KENT STATE AERONAUTICS".

A father and son, both ϳԹ alumni, graduates of the professional pilot program in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, recently achieved a remarkable milestone in their aviation careers.

Alan Talarczyk, a graduate student in ϳԹ's College of Public Health, got his educational start at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

 A first-generation student who began his education journey at the Twinsburg Academic Center now has his sites set on medical school.

Chimney Swifts appear on tiles on structure in Downtown Kent.

Since she was a child, Caitlyn Skilton, a recent graduate of the zoology program at ϳԹ, has harbored a passion for ecology, with a deep love for birds of all kinds. She chose to extend this love in her undergraduate work at ϳԹ. On December 1, Skilton, who also minored in photojournalism, hosted a reception for her “Flight of the Chimney Swift” immersive multimedia exhibit in the Design Innovation (DI) Hub’s Blank_Lab.