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Shared Sky is a Wick Poetry Center project for the April 8, 2024 Eclipse

‘To Bear Witness to the Spectacular’

The April 8 total solar eclipse has sparked a new opportunity for interactive poetry from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Wick Poetry Center.

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Religions in times of conflict.

‘We Are Living in a Time of Cracks’

As part of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity. 

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GEAR awards

Moving Gears To Create Change

Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of the Women’s Center, mentioned the G.E.A.R Awards was born out of a previous event called Mothers, Mentors, And Muses, which recognized and elevated ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s faculty and staff who made a difference in a student or colleague’s life. 

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Mobile Flashes Program

IN A FLASH: Mobile Flashes Roll Out!

A mobile unit from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's College of Public Health is providing education, screening and wellness services to the community.

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Regional Campuses To Hold Information Sessions For Eastern Gateway Community College Students

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Regional Campuses are hosting a series of information sessions designed to help Eastern Gateway Community College students navigate the transfer process and continue their education pathways. 

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Sonia Karkare, program director for the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

Celebrating International Women’s Day

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

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Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve

Who Experienced the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Kent, Ohio?

There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing. 

The last time Kent experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year’s April 8 event. 

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The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery

IN A FLASH: The Truth is ... Downtown?

An art exhibition in the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed. 

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Updated Community Geography Lab

Improving The Community Through Geography

After two years of preparation, the Community Geography Lab is back. What started as a room filled with filing cabinets and old maps, turned into a colorful local resource filled with whiteboard-topped tables and maps lining the walls.

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