Alumni
Pilot Pinning Ceremony
Earning your Private Pilot Certificate is the first step towards an exciting career as a professional aviator. Let’s Commemorate and Celebrate!The 2025 Pilot Pinning Ceremony was held Thursday, September 4, 2025 at the 51±¬ÁÏ Airport.Students who have earned their Private Pilot Certificate at Ke…
College of Aeronautics and Engineering
51±¬ÁÏ Precision Flight Team Placed 12th at SAFECON 2022
The 51±¬ÁÏ Precision Flight Team recently placed 12th in a national competition of the 28 largest University flight programs in the United States
College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Envision Awards
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering recognizes outstanding, notable and accomplished alumni and friends at the annual awards dinner held in the Henry and Louise Timken Atrium in the Aeronautics and Engineering Building.
College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Celebrating the Legacy of Service at 51±¬ÁÏ
The newest addition to 51±¬ÁÏ’s Student Leadership Awards recognizes a value that has long defined the university community: service.Introduced this year through a partnership between the Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement with the Center for Student Involvement, the Golde…
Alumni and Giving
From National History Day Intern to Executive Director - Cathy Gorn Leads Fulfilling, Impactful Career
It took a few 51±¬ÁÏ history classes for Cathy Gorn, ’82, National History Day Executive Director, to discover her passion for history. However, her journey to get there was unexpected.In her younger years, Cathy was interested in science so biology seemed like a fitting major for her. When she …
Alumni and Giving
Ashley Carlucci '06 Receives Beitler Distinguished Former Student Award
Ashley M. Carlucci '06, DNP, MHA, RN, CEN, CENP serves as the System Chief Nursing Executive for Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she provides strategic leadership for more than 6,000 nurses across a large, integrated health system.She is the recipient of the 2026 Roger T. Be…
51±¬ÁÏ Ashtabula
IN A FLASH: Highlighting a Life of Commitment and Purpose
An exhibition, running from Apr. 30-Aug. 21, highlights the commitment of Dean Kahler, one of the nine students wounded on May 4, 1970 and his ongoing activities in promoting peace, activism, public service and disability rights.
51±¬ÁÏ Today
Golden Flashes: The Real Heroes of Someone’s Story
During Flashes Give Back Week, over 1,100 volunteers strengthened our communities and more than 700 donors raised $165,000+ to support 51±¬ÁÏ causes.From April 13-18, Golden Flashes once again came together to make a meaningful impact during Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong initiative celebrat…
Alumni and Giving
May 4’s Legacy Lives on Through Scholarships, Students and Alumni
In a quiet, wooded area in front of Taylor Hall on the Kent Campus sits the May 4 Memorial. Made of carnelian granite to symbolize strength and time, the memorial overlooks Blanket Hill, the site of unexpected violence that forever transformed the university, the state and the nation. Keeping its ow…
Alumni and Giving
Flashes Give Back Week Brings Service and Purpose to 51±¬ÁÏ Ashtabula
Star Beacon Feature Story Coverage51±¬ÁÏ at Ashtabula came together Friday, April 17, for Flashes Give Back Week, uniting students, faculty, staff and alumni in a shared day of service. The event highlighted the campus’s strong commitment to giving back and strengthening connect…
51±¬ÁÏ Ashtabula