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![Kent State University President Beverly Warren will deliver her first State of the University address on Thursday, Nov. 19.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Header-PROFILES-StateoftheU.jpg?VersionId=u54edaUo4RjlCbu2AX9JlaZ2vdYgDxH9&h=ec98a0f6&itok=pp2-exeP)
Kent State University President Beverly Warren will deliver her first State of the University address on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva.
![William Auld, Kent State University at Tuscarawas theatre professor, is one of only a few dozen in the world certified in rigging theatres and arenas. William Auld, Kent State University at Tuscarawas theatre professor, is one of only a few dozen in the world certified in rigging theatres and arenas.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Header-REGIONAL-FlyingProfessor1.jpg?VersionId=j3JfEOUHL0C0y1h8xZmXcZEVLFQ5Q57D&h=ec98a0f6&itok=KxdLV_4R)
Backstage of the Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, crews are raising the bar on safety as they prepared for the opening of Peter Pan.
![The Golden Flashes women's golf team poses for a photo as Kent State student-athletes report an all-time high graduation success rate. The Golden Flashes women's volleyball team poses for a photo as Kent State student-athletes report an all-time high graduation success rate.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Header-BOB_9331.jpg?VersionId=BW8I9iwoqKLBy.TZ42vcXOi730W_vV0M&h=ec98a0f6&itok=ksBxwfST)
Kent State University student-athletes continue to succeed in the classroom, according to statistics for the Graduation Success Rates (GSR) released on Nov. 4 by the NCAA.