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Ken Ditlevson and others decorating the Main Street Bridge for Rainbow Weekend

'A Supportive Community Makes It a Lot Easier'

Students coming to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and, for some of them, living away from home for the first time can struggle with the transition. The transition can even be more difficult for LGBTQ+ students, particularly for those who have recently "come out." Ken Ditlevson, director of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's LGBTQ+ Center, talks about the many resources available at Kent to support them.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Center, LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ Studies, City of Kent, Main Street Kent, Honors College, Diverse ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, Town-Gown, downtown kent

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Volunteers decorating the Rainbow Main Street Bridge

It's a Rainbow Week at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø!

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and the city of Kent encourage people to attend any of the LGBTQ+ events on campus and downtown this week. 

Tags: LGBTQ+ Center, Main Street Kent, downtown kent, City of Kent, Town-Gown, Diverse ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, Honors College

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Hundreds of locks fastened to Kent's Main Street Bridge

IN A FLASH: Kent's 'Locks of Love'

Kent's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

Tags: Student Life, City of Kent, downtown kent, Town-Gown, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Hotel evening view

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Tags: Town-Gown, downtown kent, Main Street Kent, Community Impact, University News, Community & Society, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Hotel and Conference Center, Organizational Sustainability

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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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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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Dean Tondiglia (right), ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while Kent Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.

City of Kent Partners With ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and UH to Launch New Lifesaving Tool

Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

Tags: Community & Society, Health, Department of Public Safety, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Services, Town-Gown

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students explore downtown Kent.

Spring 2019 Bowman Breakfast Focuses on Economic Sustainability of Downtown Kent

For more than 55 years, leaders from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and the city of Kent have met over breakfast to foster successful collaboration between the university and the city.

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Fall 2018 Bowman Breakfast to Reflect on 100 Years of Homecoming at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø President Beverly J. Warren, emeritus artist and educator of Pan-African Studies E. Timothy Moore and head football coach Sean Lewis will serve as the guest speakers at the fall 2018 Bowman Breakfast.

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