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![Kent State University hospitality management senior Ashley Foster (right) spent a week working with Food Network celebrity chef Cat Cora (left). (Photo provided by Ashley Foster) Kent State University hospitality management senior Ashley Foster (right) spent a week working with Food Network celebrity chef Cat Cora (left). (Photo provided by Ashley Foster)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Main_0.jpg?VersionId=0.PLpDS6bGBkScdsVEfNo.ZaiwmZyFv9)
Kent State University senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.
The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chef’s…
Kent State is incorporating a Fall Break into the academic calendar beginning with the 2018 Fall Semester.
Classes will not be held Thursday, Oct. 11, and Friday, Oct. 12, creating a four-day intermission in the semester.
The university will operate as…
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![Workers install a green roof onto the lower roof of Taylor Hall at Kent State University. The plants will help insulate the building, control water runoff and provide less glare. Workers install a green roof onto the lower roof of Taylor Hall at Kent State University. The plants will help insulate the building, control water runoff and provide less glare.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/10.08.18%20Photo%20of%20a%20green%20roof%20at%20Taylor%20Hall.jpg?VersionId=aPPLEzR03e0Ce7gQaozvSR.GgAb_i5hu)
At the 16th Annual CitiesAlive Conference recently held in New York City, a consortium of Ohio universities was selected as one of the first four North American regional centers of living architecture by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and…
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Ohio ranks seventh in new business creation, but last among larger states in integrating startups into the overall economy. That makes it hard to build momentum in the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
WKSU presents: Growing Ohio’s Startup Culture: An Exploradio Meetup
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![Kent State President Beverly J. Warren poses with 2018 Homecoming King Jordan Euell and Queen Jennifer Uren on the field at Dix Stadium.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/King-And-Queen.jpg?VersionId=QYspyPd2QlCWmLDJLiwxlGUKUxJ0QP.W)
The Kent State University fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their Kent State days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes, and the entire campus boomed…
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![Kent State University students attempt to get the attention of cheerleaders who were throwing T-shirts into the crowd during the Homecoming football game. Kent State University students attempt to get the attention of cheerleaders who were throwing T-shirts into the crowd during the Homecoming football game.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20FEATURE%20-%20Main.jpg?VersionId=hH_LpXXlcS8Gy9VMDmAFTdjiX7AvlGAx)
The Kent State University fight song will blare down Main Street, the city of Kent will be flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends will gather and reminisce about their Kent State days, fans will pack the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes, and the entire…
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Celeste Dawson had made up her mind. She was not going to attend college and that was her final decision.
Her story could have ended there, but the support of her parents and a program at Kent State University opened up a new chapter in her life – one filled with…
Below is a message to the Kent State University community that was sent to Kent State students, faculty and staff on Sept. 27.
To Members of the Kent State University Community:
The Kent Campus will be the site of an open carry walk, organized by an outside group, on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. We are committed to ensuring a safe and secure learning and working environment for students, faculty, staff and guests of the university. In…
Kent State University 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.