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The 2026-27 season is almost here, and Kent State basketball is inviting Golden Flashes fans to be there for the start of it. The Flashes Tip-Off event takes place Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center), with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. for Fan Fest. Admission and parking are free. Fans will get their first look at the Kent State men's and women's basketball teams and coaching staffs as the Flashes are introduced to the home crowd.

Understanding your personal values is essential for professional development and serves as the foundation for how you make decisions, interact with others, and find meaning in your work (Evans, 2024; Mashlah, 2015; Towe, n.d.). So, what are your values? Where do they come from? And how do you live them at work? Discovering our Values is a learning session where you can reflect on these questions and more! Join us in-person on the Kent State Stark Campus for this guided reflection experience on Oct. 20, 2026, from 2-4 p.m. All faculty and staff are welcome!

New York-based artist Saya Woolfalk creates work that blends science fiction, anthropology and biology to explore how we see ourselves and the world around us.Her four-day residency at Kent State will bring together students and faculty from the College of the Arts and the College of Architecture and Environmental Design for a workshop, roundtable discussion, graduate studio visits and a free public lecture. Join us for the lecture on Friday, Oct. 16, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 165 of the Center for the Visual Arts. 

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