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![After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the Kent State University College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Nurse-May2018.jpg?VersionId=skPGectOmNmdTqCABgKwQsF1iEogfcjx)
Debra Thomas wanted to be a nurse to help people, but she was the one who ended up in need after two hurricanes hit her home in the Caribbean.
Kent State Nursing Student Takes Graduation by Storm
Debra Thomas wanted to be a nurse to help people, but she was the one who ended up in need after two hurricanes hit her home in the Caribbean.We realize some in our community may have become concerned following media coverage of a recent graduate who posted a photo holding a rifle on our Kent Campus. Let us assure you that our campus is safe and that what you have seen in the photo was legal under Ohio law.
The State…
Updated University Statement Regarding Open Carry of Deadly Weapons
We realize some in our community may have become concerned following media coverage of a recent graduate who posted a photo holding a rifle on our Kent Campus. Let us assure you that our campus is safe and that what you have seen in the photo was legal under Ohio law. The State…Image
![Active Minds honors Kent State University with a 2018 Healthy Campus Award for fostering a culture of health and wellness for students and the entire Kent State community.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/jogging.jpg?VersionId=Z8opH.yXjttCN.LTuEp8PvKgELPy1K7X)
Kent State University’s strategic focus on the health and well-being of students is receiving national recognition. Active Minds, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising mental health awareness among college students, announced Kent State as a winner of the prestigious…
One of the Healthiest Universities in the Nation
Kent State University’s strategic focus on the health and well-being of students is receiving national recognition. Active Minds, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising mental health awareness among college students, announced Kent State as a winner of the prestigious…Image
![Kayaks line the shore of the Cuyahoga River in Kent, Ohio, as part of Crooked River Adventures, which is run by the Kent State Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Kayaks line the shore of the Cuyahoga River in Kent, Ohio, as part of Crooked River Adventures, which is run by the Kent State Student Recreation and Wellness Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/DA58_045ka.jpg?VersionId=EGsKCRnsNSmjogvM7z1y0tPh_e5dqwGD)
Nearly a half century ago, sparks from a passing train not only set fire to oil-slicked debris on the Cuyahoga River, which sent flames five-stories high, it ignited the river’s reputation as one of the most polluted in the United States. Since then, clean-up efforts have helped…
Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center to Receive $90,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Nearly a half century ago, sparks from a passing train not only set fire to oil-slicked debris on the Cuyahoga River, which sent flames five-stories high, it ignited the river’s reputation as one of the most polluted in the United States. Since then, clean-up efforts have helped…Image
![Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton addresses graduates, administrators, families and friends during Kent State’s One University Commencement at Dix Stadium.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Comm6-web.jpg?VersionId=docQ3EsUKM7Ib0CEWrNmsoEhqmiUHxBn)
Take chances. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Seek your authentic self.
Those were the messages that actor Michael Keaton shared with Kent State University graduates taking part in the One University Commencement on Saturday, May…
Actor Michael Keaton Gives Advice to Graduating Kent State Students, Ends Remarks With Memorable Movie Line “I’m Batman”
Take chances. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Seek your authentic self. Those were the messages that actor Michael Keaton shared with Kent State University graduates taking part in the One University Commencement on Saturday, May…Image
![George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time Kent State University alumnus, smiles with Kent State President Beverly J. Warren. George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time Kent State University alumnus, smiles with Kent State President Beverly J. Warren.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/05.10.18%20Photo%20of%20alumnus%20Dr.%20George%20R.%20Newkome%20and%20Kent%20State%20President%20Beverly%20J.%20Warren.jpg?VersionId=tF23DNSi23gOWVEkA_UItNa6YGDDGB2n)
George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time Kent State alumnus.
“George and Mary Jane both…