In The News
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Kimberlee Medicine Horn Jackson was named to the National Research Team with Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
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The traditional season of giving is fast approaching, but a valuable partnership between Kent State and the United Way is already underway.
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Academic Diversity Outreach encourages faculty and staff to nominate a Kent State individual for an I AM FIRST award.
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Susan Stocker, Ph.D., has been named the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winner at Case Western Reserve’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
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Week six winners of the Kent State University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Congratulations to the new winners!
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All full- and part-time employees who have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, completed the survey and registered with Med+Proctor by Oct. 31, are eligible for a $200 Wellness Your Way reward.