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Spring Commencement 2024

And the New Top Name in Kent State’s Spring Class of 2024 Is …

Find out what the most popular names were at this year's commencement ceremonies.

Tags: Spring Commencement, Spring Semester, Student Life, University News, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Fork in the Road Food Truck

IN A FLASH: Fork In The Road Wednesdays are Here!

University Culinary Services' Fork in the Road food truck is returning to Risman Plaza for lunch on Wednesdays, from June 12-Aug. 7. 

Tags: Risman Plaza, Student Life, University Culinary Services, Fork in the Road!, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News, Summer

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Scene from "Everybody"

IN A FLASH: ‘Everybody’s’ Journeys

Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance closed its spring performance season with its production of “Everybody.”

Tags: Performing Arts Center, School of Theatre and Dance, College of the Arts, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life

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Kent State at Akron Pride 2023

Celebrating Pride Statewide in June and Beyond

Kent State University's LGBTQ+ Center is celebrating Pride Month by boosting activities statewide, collaborating with local events, hosting a walking group and planning for a fabulous Fall Semester. 

Tags: PRIDE!Kent, LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ+ Center, Diverse Kent State, Community Impact, Community & Society, Main Street Kent, Town-Gown, downtown kent, akron

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Trumbull Veterinary Technology students

IN A FLASH: Helping Creatures Great and Small

The Veterinary Technology Program offered at Kent State University's Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses prepares program graduates for successful careers in veterinary practices, animal hospitals and farms of all sizes.

Tags: Research & Science, Health care, Veterinary Technology, Kent State University at Trumbull, Tuscarawas Campus, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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A student flips through a book at the Kent State University Press book sale

Kent State University Press Has Offerings for Summer Reading

Looking for an interesting book to put in your beach bag this summer? The Kent State University Press has plenty of new reads.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Kent State won the food waste category in the Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition.

Kent State Places First in National Sustainability Competition

Kent State University earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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Kent State graduate Athalia James is now a nurse at Summa

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

Tags: Kent State Works, Community Impact, alumni-news

Alumni

Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Professor Spending Year at Kent State to Escape Persecution at Home

Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment. 

Tags: Global Reach, Community and Society, Profiles, Global Presence, Community Impact, School of Peace and Conflict Studies

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Athalia James

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

Tags: Kent State Works, Community Impact, Healthcare, Science

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