Community & Society

Students donating blood on campus.

IN A FLASH: Give A Little To Save A Life

Donating blood is another way Golden Flashes help the community -- and save lives. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , In a Flash

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Former instructors and guest VIPs mingled at the Twinsburg Academic Center's 10th anniversary celebration.

VIPs, Community and Cake

Community leaders and visiting VIPs came together to celebrate the Twinsburg Academic Center's 10th anniversary. 

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Kent State students, faculty, staff and alumni in a soccer tournament

Soccer Tournament Exemplifies International Day of Peace

The United Nations describes International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideas of peace through observing 24 hours of nonviolence and cease-fire. At Kent State, students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated the day with an international soccer tournament.

Tags: Community & Society , Sports , Global Reach

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Kent State enjoys the Community Food Truck Series on Risman Plaza

Community Food Truck Series Brings Kent State Family Together

A variety of food trucks gather in front of the University Library on Wednesdays to supply students, faculty and staff passing by with a quick bite to eat. And the Kent State community is taking advantage of it.

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Tabitha Messmore addresses participants of Black Women Bosses (BWB) at the  cohort's graduation celebration.

Wanna be Confident as Boss? LaunchNET Has Just the Course for You  

Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.

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Students from the Second Annual Read-In read and listen to excerpts from banned books

Second Annual Banned Books Read-In Highlights Freedom of Speech

It may surprise you to learn that “Captain Underpants,” “Frankenstein,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Hunger Games” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.

Tags: Community & Society , Student Life , Community Impact

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Kent State Votes helps students register to vote in this year's elections.

IN A FLASH: Register NOW to vote in November!

Time is running out to register to vote in November's elections.

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Alumnus Lloyd De Vos Welcomed to the Podium on Constitution Day

Alumnus Lloyd De Vos Presents 'Equal Justice Under Law For All'

In celebration of the Constitution Day, New York attorney and Kent State alumnus Lloyd De Vos spoke on the U.S. Constitution’s impact on our government and discussed his personal experience arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive

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Map of Akron neighborhoods, courtesy of LocalWiki.

Mapping Akron: Wick Poetry Center Begins New Effort to Highlight Akron Neighborhoods Through Poetry

Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents’ sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center. 

Tags: Community & Society , Arts & Culture

Kent Campus

Walk and Talk tour members pose for a picture at Prentice Gate

Flowers and Foliage Sprouting Wellness and Joy

Nearly 40 people from the Kent State community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the “Walk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage” event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew.

Tags: Health , Community & Society , Community Impact

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