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![July Preview KSU events were well attended. July Preview KSU events were well attended.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Preview%20Day.jpg?VersionId=NO91_65x0PbfcBTb88ipA8q_CAM7L2iL&itok=_oRnwc2T)
Using Creativity and Innovation to Boost Student Applications
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Office of Admissions is seeing its hard work, creativity and strategic planning pay off by way of increased engagement and an elevated level of interest in the university.
![Lara Boman of Ashland, Ohio, has been appointed to the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Lara Boman of Ashland, Ohio, has been appointed to the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Kent%20State%20Graduate%20Student%20Trustee%20Lara%20Boman.jpg?VersionId=Vw8VkvIgE02eF1IeNdCmQi5uSyarFYFC&itok=QgZ-rO1d)
Governor Names Graduate Student Lara Boman to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Board of Trustees
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Lara Boman of Ashland, Ohio, to a two-year term as a Graduate Student Trustee of the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Board of Trustees.
![Dog Days of Summer 2023 Dog Days of Summer 2023](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/MicrosoftTeams-image_10.png?VersionId=QN6qEXKjcSEUCuG9hOC35RD_MRDc.uQ8&itok=B5lm3SmQ)
IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer.
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ employees smile and enjoy themselves during a 2023 Employee Appreciation Cookout. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ employees smile and enjoy themselves during a 2023 Employee Appreciation Cookout.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Employee%20Lunch.jpg?VersionId=5pBYNdY.kyChnStb5xWj1ZTJeHW_WLX2&itok=3A3twb5M)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Works for Women: University Recognized as One of the Best Employers for Women by Forbes
Once again, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has been named one of the Best Employers for Women in a nationwide ranking by Forbes and marketing research firm Statista. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has been named to the list for the sixth consecutive year, having been included each year since Forbes began publishing the Best Employers for Women list in 2018.
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ grad Josh Budd, teaches at Stow-Munroe Falls Schools ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ grad Josh Budd, teaches at Stow-Munroe Falls Schools](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Josh%20Budd%20edit.jpeg?VersionId=Qq8zr3j.UH3vWVm_Df4yRwk0rDYoBcGQ&itok=mRXKhLav)
Honors College and Education Abroad Gave ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Grad Tools For Success
Honors College ranked high when graduate Josh Budd was deciding whether to attend ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ because it offered him a challenging experience through its thesis programs and its education-abroad program. Studying abroad helped him develop more empathy and connection with people of backgrounds different from his own.
![Interior designer Madelyn Orcutt traveled abroad and in New York City as a student at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Interior designer Madelyn Orcutt traveled abroad and in New York City as a student at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Madelyn2.jpeg?VersionId=LwI_dmp9e8NLatuuObUHuIJHyCBZW0bb&itok=2nJWoSFf)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Prepared Graduate for a Future in Interior Design
For Madelyn Orcutt, an interior designer who works for Richardson Design in Cleveland, the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s personal touch, beautiful campus and proximity to her Canton, Ohio, home influenced her decision to attend the university.
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Drugs and Behavior: How Societal Trends Impact Addiction
Since the beginning of the pandemic, few disciplines have seen as many changes as psychology. In order to help students address these emerging challenges, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Department of Psychological Sciences is offering a slate of courses relevant to the changing trends impacting mental health today.
![Laura Wilson, Holly Csaszar and Peyton Turner brought home the wins to CAE Laura Wilson, Holly Cesaszar and Peyton Turner brought home the wins to CAE](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Laura%20Holly%20Peyton.jpg?VersionId=Ei9Y77CnMzXnAkQI49oIOcrng_nxozOr&h=8c1344d8&itok=ebxaG5T4)
Celebrating ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Air Race Classic Winners and Flight Instructor of the Year
This is the second year in a row that the Flying Flashes have won the Air Race Classic and the Certified Flight Instructor of the year awards. Last year’s flight instructor competition was also won by one of our female students.
![Evan Schumann, right, with his wife Marisa Sergi-Schumann Evan Schumann, right, with his wife Marisa Sergi-Schumann](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Forbes-Frame_1.jpg?VersionId=X0uzDSEBKWxCeZ_bkG21NArhoKsgx0Ca&h=f2272ad9&itok=1yMhEBLW)
Hands-on Experience Leads to Entrepreneurial Success
As an entrepreneurship major at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, Schumann learned operations, production and finance in the classroom and gained on-the-job experience working with an entrepreneur in Cleveland. In 2020, Schumann of Chagrin Falls gained the opportunity to put his ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ education to work when he and his wife Marisa Sergi-Schumann acquired L’uva Bella Winery and Brands, a company that the Sergi family started more than 15 years ago.
![The Flying Flashes, Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right), hold their trophies from the 2023 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes, Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right), hold their trophies from the 2023 Air Race Classic.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Kent%20State%20Flying%20Flashes%20Laura%20Wilson%20%28left%29%20and%20Peyton%20Turner%20%28right%29%20with%20their%202023%20Air%20Race%20Classic%20trophies.jpg?VersionId=a7q3dUr1Tf0lOort1U9YJYIvTDZK_yOR&itok=GksJ1cOn)
MEDIA ADVISORY: ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ to Celebrate Pilots Who Earned Back-to-Back First-Place Wins in Women’s Air Race
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will celebrate the Flying Flashes, Peyton Turner and Laura Wilson, who defended the team’s title by winning the 2023 Air Race Classic.