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Kent State University Athletics has announced all sports facilities, including Dix Stadium, the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) and Murphy-Mellis Field, will be at full capacity for the fall 2021 sport season.
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The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded Kent State University first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled.
Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff,
We want to remind you that COVID-19 vaccines are available at no cost to all members of the Kent State community and their families at the DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus. The vaccine is the single most effective way to…
Dear Kent State University Students,
This is a reminder to please register your COVID-19 vaccination status to help the university prepare for a vibrant in-person experience for fall 2021.
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Kent State University is one of 61 organizations nationwide – and one of four organizations in Ohio – to be awarded a 2021-2022 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant. The university’s $20,000 grant will support the Big Read Northeast Ohio, a community reading…
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Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., dean of Kent State University’s College of Business Administration, has been named a 2021 recipient of the American Marketing Association (AMA) Marketing for Higher Education Special Interest Group (Higher Ed SIG) Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dear Kent State University Students,
This is a reminder to please register your COVID-19 vaccination status to help the university prepare for a vibrant in-person experience for fall 2021.
Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff,
We want to remind you that COVID-19 vaccines are available at no cost to all members of the Kent State community and their families at the DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus. The vaccine is the single most effective way to…
Dear Kent State Community,
We hope you are having a restful and enjoyable summer after the challenging year we have endured. You deserve it! We look forward to a dynamic, in-person campus experience for fall 2021.
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![Grace Irvin-Dillard created Touched By Grace (TBG) Body Care as an entrepreneurship student at Kent State University. (Photo provided by Grace Irvin-Dillard)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/06.29.21%20Photo%20of%20Touched%20By%20Grace%20Body%20Care%20products%20-%20photo%20provided%20by%20Grace%20Irvin-Dillard_0.jpg?VersionId=hQiYOSrcrssotpdJ6AUChUMxjPVzjkWA)
Grace Irvin-Dillard of Bedford, Ohio, who graduated from Kent State University in May 2021 with a degree in entrepreneurship, has already built a successful business from the ground up while still a student.