Community & Society

Three Trees 9/11 Memorial

IN A FLASH: A Living Memorial to 9/11

Kent State honors the memory of those lost on 9/11 with a living memorial on its Kent Campus.

Tags: University News, University Facilities Management, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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Daily Kent Stater Headlines

Remembering 9/11 Through the Eyes of the Daily Kent Stater

Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, started out as a typical day at the Daily Kent Stater. Reporters were preparing for their daily assignments. Editors were planning their daily meetings. But, by the time Daily Kent Stater staff got to the newsroom on Tuesday, they were faced with just one story: a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.  

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Students First, Community Impact

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Kent State students explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art

IN A FLASH: Meeting at The Met

Students from Kent State New York City Fashion gained inspiration from a visit to New York's Metropolitian Museum of Art.

Tags: School of Fashion, NYC Fashion, Students First, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact, Global Reach

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1922 Faculty Collage

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: 1922-1923’s Faculty Roster Includes Many Names Familiar Today

After decades of dedications, the list of buildings names on campus reads like a faculty roster from Kent State Normal College in 1922-23. 

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Flu vaccines are being offered.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Kent State University's DeWeese Health Center is offering three flu shot clinics for students, faculty, and staff to get protected for the 2023-2024 flu season on Sept. 8, Sept. 15 and Sept. 26.

Tags: University News, Health, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability, University Health Services

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Planes flying at the Cleveland Airshow

Capturing the Power of the Cleveland Air Show

Kent State staffer Michael Gershe captured the power of the Cleveland National Air Show this weekend with his photography.

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Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

'I feel that I can really offer that empathy'

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

Tags: College of Arts & Sciences, Community Impact, LGBTQ+, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Student Life, Community & Society, Profiles, Class of 2023

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The Kent State University team of students and employees who will support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training stand outside Lowry Hall, home of the university’s College of Public Health, for a group photo.

Kent State Public Health Faculty Awarded Grant to Prepare Teachers and School Personnel to Connect Students With Mental Health Resources

Kent State University’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training, a collaborative project that will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, College of Public Health, Center for Public Policy and Health, Mental Health Awareness

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Flashes of Pride 2023 Photo Session

‘Represented and Proud’

This week began the annual photo shoot for the Flashes of Pride Poster, which features the faces, names, sexual identity and majors of some of Kent State’s LGBTQ+ community and allies.  

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Diverse Kent State

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Hotel evening view

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Tags: Town-Gown, downtown kent, Main Street Kent, Community Impact, University News, Community & Society, Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center, Organizational Sustainability

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