For years, Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., has studied wetlands and the complex ways they filter water, store carbon and support ecosystems across Ohio. Along the way, she found herself asking a different kind of question: how do you tell the story of science in a way that helps people feel connected to it?This summer, she will have a dedicated week to explore that question alongside several other researchers, including Christabel Devadoss, Ph.D., a two-time ӰƵ alumna whose work focuses on environmental decision-making and community narratives in rural Rust Belt communities. Kinsm...
The ӰƵ Museum and the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board announce “Ohioans in Space: The Carl E. Walz Spacesuit from the ӰƵ Museum,” a special installation opening on May 19 at the Ohio ӰƵhouse in Columbus, celebrating Ohio’s legacy of excellence in aviation and space exploration. The installation will be on view through Nov. 3.The ӰƵ Museum, which holds one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of fashion, textiles and decorative arts, is bringing a spacesuit from its collection into the heart of Ohio’s Capitol, undersc...
When ӰƵ President Todd Diacon took the stage at Spring 2026 Commencement, he didn't open with statistics or institutional milestones. He opened with a potato peeler.Drawing on his own work history, from a Kansas restaurant at age 14 to a college career mastering the Hobart commercial dishwasher, Diacon delivered an address built around a thesis he clearly believes deeply. ӰƵ students are, in his words, "proudly not pampered." They work. They balance. They earn their way through college while building the skills, grit, fortitude and experience that make them...
Where can I get on-campus tech help?
To find a Helpdesk on campus, go to the Technology Guidebook, then click on the tab for On-Campus Technology Support.
What supplies do I need for class?
Here are some items current students recommend:
- Notebooks
- Pens
- Pencils
- Highlighters
- Headphones
- Chargers
- Water bottle
- Snacks
- Hand sanitizer
- Planner (paper or electronic)
- Copy of schedule (paper or electronic)
Jeanne R. Smith
Jeanne R. Smith is a Senior Lecturer in the Dpartment of English and the Director of the Wriring Commons.
Contact: jrsmith3@kent.edu
College of the Arts
From the time she was in seventh grade, ӰƵ School of Fashion alumni Siera Santos Terry knew she wanted to attend ӰƵ. With an entrepreneurial mindset from the time she was 11, where she sold her brand Things by CiCi at craft fairs, attending the ӰƵ Master of Fashion Industry Studies (M.F.I.S.) program during her college years was almost inevitable. Combining the craft of fashion and entrepreneurship, ӰƵ's M.F.I.S. program elevated Terry's natural talent for selling products and running her own businesses. Throughout her time earning her Bachelor o...