Profiles
Flash Focus: Marching Golden Flashes Drum Majors
Meet Merilee, Bailey, Brittany and Julia, the four students serving as the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Marching Band drum majors for 2025.
School of Fashion Senior Wins $50,000 Scholarship From Council of Fashion Designers of America
Ababa Lorde, a senior in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s School of Fashion, won a $50,000 scholarship from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a New York-based nonprofit that is committed to supporting the American fashion designers of the future.
Flash Focus: Liberty Prosser
Meet Liberty Prosser, a graduate student furthering her studies in criminology and criminal justice after having graduated from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ in 2025, with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees – one in sociology with a concentration in social problems, deviance and crime, and another degree in criminology and justice studies with a minor in forensic anthropology.
Flash Focus: Derrick Tindimwebwa
Meet Derrick Tindimwebwa, a sophomore construction management major from Kampala, Uganda, whose family ties led him to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ where he's building community and managing connections between the university and the community.
Directing His Destiny: Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Junior Shows Passion Has No Age Limit
While most people his age were settled in their careers, 50-year-old Ron Sonedecker was learning to direct, winning awards and swapping computer code for camera shots. Enrolling at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ in 2023, the junior digital media production major has taken a long journey to get where he feels he belongs.
Twinning and Winning: Brothers Begin First Year as Rising Juniors
The first thing you will learn about brothers Will and Ray Maynard is that they are twins – not identical in looks, but in nearly all other aspects.
Meet the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Class of 2029
This fall, 4,023 first-year students joined the Kent Campus, marking the fourth time in five years that an incoming class has surpassed 4,000. The Class of 2029 brings a vibrant mix of experiences, perspectives and aspirations, poised to shape the future of the university and beyond.
Flash Focus: Giovanni Tripi
Meet Giovanni Tripi, a member of the Honors College and a senior biology major with minors in public health and forensic anthropology, from Lyndhurst, Ohio.
ToddCast: Halo Co-Creator Marcus Lehto
In this episode of the ToddCast, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Todd Diacon interviews Marcus Lehto, co-creator of the iconic Halo video game franchise.
Flash Focus: Hannah Ferguson
Meet Hannah Ferguson, a senior chemistry major with a minor in forensic anthropology and a member of the Honors College, from Galena, Ohio, whose love of science is helping others love science.