Kent State University at Kent Top Questions

Describe your favorite campus traditions.

Jasmine

It's best known for it's top of the line acting, art, and medical facilities, and is a leader of those fields of education.

Rachel

A diverse campus, good extra curriculars, good sports-football and basketball are popular. KSU has a great nursing program and fashion program. I believe it is good in the arts. It offers many majors. I know a lot of people going for education as well. It is a good "college town". There is also a lot of greek life and bars. It is a bit of a party school. Just a regular university, nothing too special except some of the programs, like nursing.

Jazmine

Kent State University is especially known for their School of Nursing, School of Fashion and Design, and School of Aviation. Students from around the country and the world attend Kent for the benefits of these three prestigious programs. In addition to these, they offer a long array of majors, minors, and concentrations.

Apoorva

The architecture program, which is what I am in. Answering some of these questions was very difficult because in the architecture program, we are very career focused. However, I really don't think the majority of campus is the same... but I spend most of my time with other architecture students, so it's hard to say.

Evan

Kent State is known as a quality school with a good education and athletics program. However, if you mention Kent State to someone they may remember the May 4th shootings that made the school famous. During a peaceful protest against violence and the Vietnam war, the National Guard opened fire on protesters and students killing four and wounding nine others. It is sad to say, but this is what Kent State is most known for.

Kelsey

My school, Kent State University, is best known for the May 4th shooting during the Vietnam War era. Students rioted against the United States' involvement in the war, and the National Guard was sent to keep the students under control. The issue escalated when soldiers advanced towards the students near Franklin Hall in the middle of campus. The guardsmen began to retreat, but, for some unknown reason, they turned back and fired shots into the crowd of students in a nearby parking lot. Four students were killed, eight were injured, and one became paralyzed from the neck down.

Shanique

There May 4th shooting in1964.

Kayla

VCD program; being liberal; Halloween

Alex

Though it is unfortunate, the one event that Kent is best known for is the Kent State schootings on May 4th. People across the country may not have heard of similarly- sized schools in Ohio but Kent stands out for that incident. Because of this, Kent has become known as an active civil rights school and this has influenced the student population dramatically.

Neil

For the Kent State shootings on May 4th 1970, in which Kent State students demonstrated against the invasion of Cambodia. The demonstration was too be supervised by the National Guard but the situation escalated after the National Guards men shot at the students leaving 4 dead and 9 wounded. This event gained national media attention and is remembered ever since.