Community & Society
![April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun. April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240408_BC_Eclipse_079-Enhanced-NR.jpg?VersionId=uoqj2DteHYIGF7EWFeso57jVbsiM.Y4W&itok=sssIal6A)
For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.
![Rising Scholars NASA Hunch Team](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Rising-Scholars-NASA-HUNCH-team-2024_0.jpg?VersionId=bYro2fYVSSBTxiW8F4_XRcuDS0p0IsaR&itok=AvqgMmPk)
A team of Rising Scholars from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Columbiana County earned a spot in the finals of the NASA HUNCH culinary competition at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The scholars will compete with teams from around the country on April 17 to determine if their culinary creation will be a future meal selection for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
![Her Week Graphic Her Week Graphic](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Screenshot%202024-04-09%20at%204.39.40%E2%80%AFPM.png?VersionId=R6ftU1pTW41RvLDpeZIIFBBKihsTR_IS&itok=3-0Oftds)
Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.
![Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post. Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240408_BC_Eclipse_419.jpg?VersionId=as7dG_9VDcKP5ZFfZpHltyL_ma8pBcG8&itok=j8yklGbo)
Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ.
It was a party 218 years in the making.
The thousands of people who came to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/eclipse.jpg?VersionId=2D2hIoOedL1Lo40GhCdllHITbHtmPN_V&itok=jLqfUrHH)
Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes? °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities.
![The Eclipse at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ 2024 The Eclipse at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ 2024](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/240039%20Eclipse%202024%20Digital%20Assets%201500%20x%20600.jpg?VersionId=_Vr9z_wq4Bah_BSN97ITn0mgPUq9P7uL&itok=NOE9ObDb)
The excitement has been building for more than a year, and the day is finally upon us!
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/todd%20and%20joe.jpg?VersionId=3ouM9PbMfsbvn3aIBYUyK5ThJx1pqcRi&itok=YOMUvYpZ)
The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.
![Update Recycle Eclipse Glasses Update Recycle Eclipse Glasses](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Screenshot%202024-04-10%20at%204.14.17%E2%80%AFPM.png?VersionId=H1_C2wLkY8VU.tGg2pqcBxYzwx3M6TGK&itok=E6J7GrBK)
After the eclipse, Flashes can do their part to promote sustainability by recycling their eclipse glasses for use by viewers of future eclipses around the world.
![Fork in the Road Food Truck on the Student Green Fork in the Road Food Truck on the Student Green](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/DSC_2141.jpg?VersionId=Qzb6sSsaJD3n559MPxuDHivQX8ka0oj.&itok=WAYF_7v3)
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Spring Food Truck Series begins on Risman Plaza April 3 and continues each Wednesday through May 1.