Community & Society

October Puts You Into a State of Well-Being
October is 青年涩导航鈥檚 Mental Health Awareness Month. Though the national health observance is in May, the university chooses October to promote mental health awareness as the need for mental health support on campus peaks during this time.

IN A FLASH: Trumbull Freshmen ROCK!
Students in 青年涩导航 at Trumbull's Flashes 101 course rocked their school spirit.

Read-in Puts Ban on Banned Books
鈥淚f Monday was a color, she鈥檇 be red...鈥 The third annual Read-In @ 青年涩导航 was held on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Taylor Hall. This open-mic event gave students, faculty, staff and alumni the opportunity to read excerpts from or speak briefly about banned and challenged books that are important to them.

Wilson Duda鈥檚 Drawings are Picture (Book) Perfect
Wilson Duda, a student in 青年涩导航's Career and Community Studies program, is excelling as an artist and illustrator.

IN A FLASH: Celebrate Our 'Unofficial' Mascot!
Let's get nuts! The 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza.

Learning Through the Lens of History
While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that 青年涩导航 Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.

IN A FLASH: We Are (Flash) Family!
A full schedule of fun activities is planned for Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend 鈥 Sept. 29 and 30 鈥 at 青年涩导航.

It's the 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival!
The Black Squirrel Festival returns to Risman Plaza and the Student Green on Friday, Sept. 29, from 4-7 p.m.

X-Ray Scattering Machine Draws Researchers From Region and Beyond
IN A FLASH: Sitting With 鈥楽ister Cindy鈥
Campus preacher 鈥淪ister Cindy鈥 Smock shared her message Monday and Tuesday on Risman Plaza.