![Students pass through Risman Plaza near the University Library.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/larger/public/page/risman.jpg?VersionId=d8EdCXg4JDocuOJDjkz_rjcwV6B0zOGm&h=e6f36a9c&itok=9ZbUe_sV)
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![Two Kent State University ROTC cadets pick out daffodil bulbs to plant as part of the university's annual Veterans Day Commemoration. Two Kent State University ROTC cadets pick out daffodil bulbs to plant as part of the university's annual Veterans Day Commemoration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/2023%20Daffodil%20bulb%20planting%20-%20ROTC%20cadets%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=9WPVsnFrwoqfZa5GNWDQeFp3o085zMUm)
As part of Kent State University’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration, cadets from the university’s ROTC programs joined staff from University Facilities Management and other volunteers on the site of the May 4, 1970, tragedy to plant daffodil bulbs.
Kent State University will be closed Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. No classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on Monday, Nov. 13.
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![The Rev. Larry L. Macon Jr., J.D., has been appointed to the Kent State University Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. The Rev. Larry L. Macon Jr., J.D., has been appointed to the Kent State University Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Larry%20Macon%20Jr%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=TxZRaNVsRl621SDmftBnFavxuC9vGyn1)
Macon will serve through May 16, 2027, fulfilling the unexpired term of Johnathan Holifield. Holifield resigned his position as a trustee in late 2022 due to an out-of-state relocation.
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![Senior business major Matthew Helmick-Bickel served in the U.S. Army five years ago. Senior business major Matthew Helmick-Bickel served in the U.S. Army five years ago.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Matthew_Helmick-Bickel%20Banner%203.jpg?VersionId=1DSPyzEd14uUzOpg0y8NQFtxs5.zl4ry)
Matthew Helmick-Bickel, 29, spent five years in the U.S. Army as an airborne paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina, now known as Fort Liberty, before he enrolled at Kent State in 2020.
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![Kent State Army ROTC cadets raise the American flag during the university’s 2022 Veterans Day Commemoration. Kent State Army ROTC cadets raise the American flag during the university’s 2022 Veterans Day Commemoration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Veterans%20Day%202022%20-%20banner%20image_0.jpg?VersionId=5sGD5ZapGGBAirfCpP6LngPMK2eG_j8Z)
Kent State University invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus.
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![The 2023 Kent State University Alumni Award winners smile after the Alumni Awards ceremony. Pictured (from left to right) are Sonia Karkare, Danita Brown Young, Ph.D., Scott Haws, Garret Ferrara, Morgan Dawson, Thomas Iivari, Isobel Day, Haley Dees, Avery Hall and John Van Alstine. The 2023 Kent State University Alumni Award winners smile after the Alumni Awards ceremony. Pictured (from left to right) are Sonia Karkare, Danita Brown Young, Ph.D., Scott Haws, Garret Ferrara, Morgan Dawson, Thomas Iivari, Isobel Day, Haley Dees, Avery Hall and John Van Alstine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/2023%20Alumni%20Awards%20Banner.jpg?VersionId=ic.SZ72OdEqt8FrtAiclYznDt6SVkg0t)
Kent State University recognizes alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, are making a difference. During Homecoming Weekend, 10 Golden Flashes were presented with Alumni Awards, and nine alumni received Lifetime Achievement recognitions from the university’s…
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![A record number of students participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience during summer 2023. A record number of students participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience during summer 2023.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/SURE%20First%20Place%20Winners.jpg?VersionId=GkCQOFvt9BQcPq6xtOYR.jkkkgg4ssa8)
Twenty-three students won first place in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience competition with a three-minute presentation and a slide.
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![An August storm damaged the May 4 Memorial. An August storm damaged the May 4 Memorial.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Storm_Damage%202.0.jpg?VersionId=m7wDhFJVEUYe54VXPYjSvC1AvxVjlkHC)
Repairs on the May 4 Memorial are estimated to take five to six months following approval to proceed with the project, according to Joseph Graham, university architect.
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![Homecoming Parade at Kent State Homecoming Parade at Kent State](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/homecoming%20hero.jpg?VersionId=.yZJR3ag6I3WnfY8lwqzqe6JlvS66gXG)
The streets of Kent, Ohio, will be filled with blue and gold as Kent State University alumni, students, parents, employees and community members gather for this year’s Homecoming, with a full slate of events Oct. 20-21.
Dear Kent State University Community,
Like you, I have been shocked and outraged by the scenes of violence, death and destruction in Israel and the Gaza Strip following the terrorism and warfare that began this past Saturday. Scenes of adults, children and the elderly being…