Kent State University at Kent Top Questions

Describe your favorite campus traditions.

MaryCatherine

Kent State University is best known for the shooting that occured on May 4th, 1970. It was a tragic and unneccesary occurence, and most people do not understand what happened that day. It was not a sporadic shooting. The students had been peacefully protesting the war in Vietnam and the draft until they burned the ROTC building and damaged building in downtown Kent. Armed forces were brought in to subdue them. The men shot at the students due to a miscommunication; no one knows exactly what happened. Four students died that day, and nine injured.

David

Kent State is best known for the Kent State shootings, which occured on May 4th, 1970.

Melissa

I have mostly come to know that Kent State University is mostly known for fashion design.

Minu

My school is best known for the health programs. Nursing is considered as one of the best colleges in my school. It is really competitive to get into the nursing program in my school. Students are required to get A or B in the pre-requisites of nursing in order to get into the progarm. Knowing that the competion is really tough, my school has also provided student leaders to help the students learn more smartly and in an effective way and unlltimately to get better grade in the course. This facility is availabe to all the students for free.

Kelsey

KSU is one of the most diverse, accepting universities in Northeast Ohio. When a senior in high school has to decide where they have to go to college, nine times out of ten they'll choose Kent State if they're going into fashion or nursing. Kent has an exceptional nursing program, ranked 5th in the nation in size, and 127th in the nation for quality of education. As far as fashion is concerned, it's ranked 3rd in the nation for both size and quality of education. Both programs are intense, yet give very respectable degrees.

Kassi

Kent State University is well known for the sense of community that it has. The school provides many ways for you to meet new people and make new friends. There is always somewhere you can go to get help with anything whether it is homework or just a problem you are having in your life. It provides many tools for students to utilize that will help them further the knowledge and skills of their major. Coming to Kent State will make the student feel that they are coming to a school that genuinely cares for their education.

Spirlin

Kents State University is known for the shooting that had taken place here when a group of students stood together and protested the Vietnam War. A former high school teacher of mine was amongst the students protesting the war.

Shannon

The school is best known for the May 4th shootings.

Jacob

Kent State University is well known for its Journalism and Mass Communication programs, its Fashion degrees, and its Schools of Nursing and Architecture. Kent is also known for the shooting of four students by the National Guard on May 4, 1970. Unlike a lot of schools, KSU is not generally known for any sports team or its athletic programming.

Kayla

Unfortunately, my school is best known for the "May 4th Massacre." On May 4th, 1970 four students unarmed students were shot by the National Guard. Also wounding other students, the National Guard fired into the crowd killing one girl who was on her way to class(very involved in the protest). This horrifying event is still a part of everyday life at Kent State. Every May 4th school is let out and a ceremony takes place on the hill. Black beams mark the parking spots where the four students were killed. There was "Fire in the Homeland."