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Pres. Diacon and ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Cheerleaders at the 2023 K

IN A FLASH: Underscoring the "K"

President Diacon added his support as the  Class of 2027 formed the "K" on Centennial Field.

Tags: University News, Student Life, KSU Kickoff, Freshmen, Students First, Community Impact

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Students discovering downtown Kent.

New 'Flashes First Thursday' welcomes students to explore our vibrant college town

The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown Kent a fun place to visit.

Tags: Town-Gown, downtown kent, City of Kent, Center for Student Involvement, Office of University Outreach and Engagement, Main Street Kent, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Athletics, Community Impact, Students First, Community & Society, Student Life, Welcome Back Week

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Scene from Summer Commencement 2023

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

Tags: Class of 2023, Summer Commencement, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

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Hospitality students in the DI Hub.

Supporting Hospitality’s Next Generation

A scholarship funded through the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Hotel and Conference Center benefits students in ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Hospitality Management program. 

Tags: Community Impact, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Hotel and Conference Center, Hospitality Management, DI Hub, Community & Society, Internships, scholarships, School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Students painting The Rock.

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Happy Anniversary to The Rock!

For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Kent Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.

Tags: The Rock, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

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School of Music Percussion Camp 2023

IN A FLASH: The Beat Goes On

High school students come to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø each summer for the School of Music's Percussion Camp.

Tags: Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, College of the Arts, Summer

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Kent Campus in Fall

Flaunting Our Foliage

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has been recognized for the 15th consecutive year with the Tree Campus Higher Education recognition (previously called the Tree Campus USA designation).

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability, Nationally Distinctive

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Main Street

East Main Street to Get a $25.5M Makeover

A federal grant will help restart a major improvement project for a highly trafficked area of downtown Kent. Changes to East Main Street will include wider sidewalks, bike and pedestrian paths and crossings, and two roundabouts.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Town-Gown

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Students take part in the Stark County Summer Math Academy for high school students at the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Stark Campus.

Math Camp for High Schoolers Seeks to Ready Future College Students for STEM Jobs in Ohio

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø-sponsored math camp helps to prepare high school students for plentiful STEM jobs in Ohio.

  

 

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Professor Karl Kosko shows a Kent-area public school teacher how to use a 3-D printer.

Creativity + Technology = Help for Math Teachers Here and Abroad

Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø professors. 

Tags: Community & Society, Global Reach, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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