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Voter Registration Event 2023

Grab a Beignet and Free T-Shirt at Sept. 17 Flashes Vote Fest

The Flashes Vote Festival on Sept. 17 on Risman Plaza is presented by ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Undergraduate Student Government as a fun way to engage student voters, share voting information, get Flashes registered to vote.

Tags: Elections, Voting, Undergraduate Student Government, Students First, Kent Student Center, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life, University News, student athlete, President Todd Diacon, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Athletics, Town-Gown, downtown kent

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Keri Richmond '17 Photographed by Melissa Olson

Alumna Views Foster Care Advocacy Through an Olympic Lens

Alumna Keri Richmond knew after her first semester that she wanted to do more for communities, especially foster children. In a recent op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch, Richmond connected her experience in foster care to Simone Biles in light of her Olympic comeback.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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Myron Lard

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Alumnus Leads Crucial Research on East Palestine Train Derailment

Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.

Tags: ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Works, Research & Science, Community Impact, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry, Division of Research

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2024 Fall Food Truck Series

Fall Food Truck Series Returns to Risman Plaza

For several weeks, in the fall and spring, University Culinary Services invites a selection of local food trucks to offer their tasty treats on Risman Plaza each Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tags: Fall Semester, Student Life, University Culinary Services, Fork in the Road!, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences

Professor Wins Murrow Award for Podcast Series

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences was recently honored with two awards for her exceptional contributions on the Evergreen Podcasts and NPR Ideastream podcast , an impactful exploration of the health and well-being of Black women in Cleveland.

Tags: Community & Society, Diverse ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, Community Impact

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Aeronautics Expo

Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun For All Ages

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Tags: Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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New ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Votes Banner

Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged

The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections. 

Tags: Voting, Elections, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, University News, Students First, May 4, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Athletics

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White Coat Ceremony Kent Campus 2024

IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats

Second-year nursing students at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program. 

Tags: College of Nursing, Health care, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Community & Society

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun for All Ages

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact, Aeronautics, Engineering

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Props-4-Paws donation of food and supplies to Humane Society of Summit County in 2018

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Alumni Charity Props-4-Paws Raises Funds For Local Animal Shelters

At the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Airport, two alumni are proving that the sky's not the limit when it comes to helping animals in need.

Tags: Alumni, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact

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