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View the slideshow from the Staff Appreciation Day Cookout at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus!
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The Golden Flashes will make their last practice of this year's training camp open to Kent State faculty, staff, family and friend on Friday, August 20, at 6 p.m.
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Rick Feinberg, professor emeritus of anthropology, has been elected to the board of directors of the Fulbright Association’s Northeast Ohio Chapter.
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Kent State's Glauser School offers faculty and staff the opportunity to play in the Communiversity Band or sing in the Kent Chorus and the KSU Gospel Choir.
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Kent State faculty and staff can purchase a membership to the Recreation and Wellness Center for only $19.58 a month. Take advantage of payroll deduction and you'll spend less than $10 per pay!
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Born in Guanajuato, Mexico, Magaly Rios originally studied in the department of English but soon realized the importance of spreading public and mental health education to younger generations.
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Always big on professional development opportunities, Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar Hylton had to get creative when executing those plans during a pandemic.
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Tracey Motter, associate dean of Undergraduate Programs in the College of Nursing, wants the nursing workforce to mirror the nation’s increasingly diverse population.