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The Kent State University Combat Robotics Team took on another weekend of fierce competition in the National Havok Robotics League
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The Flying Flashes have won the 2023 Air Race Classic, claiming back-to-back titles!
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![Tatee Sakr (center) teaches at Kent State University New York City Fashion Tatee Sakr (center) teaches at Kent State University New York City Fashion](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Sakr%20Class%20Edited.jpg?VersionId=CiOE.dghR7qBnA75_8AUpHDWVNU4HwZY&itok=JqpNBfVN)
Tatee Sakr's path to success in the fashion world started at Kent State University. As a 19-year-old immigrant to the U.S., Sakr chose Kent State University because it was close to her new home in Cleveland and had a reputable fashion design program. Now an industry professional, she is giving back as a key faculty member.
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Recently, university photographers were invited inside Crawford Hall, the new home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, to capture images of the progress in its construction.
![Members of Her Campus Kent State during the Her Week celebration in April 2024. Members of Her Campus Kent State during the Her Week celebration in April 2024.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Her%20week%20photo.jpeg?VersionId=GKvF8dpLvzKAMjIsg.E0Ru7uAwNw9i.8&itok=xa4GZcPd)
The Kent State University student organization Her Campus took top honors from its national organization for a week of events the group held in April to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
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Anticipation grows as construction on the new home of Kent State's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship nears completion. The university's newest and largest building will house innovative, state-of-the-art spaces for learning, collaboration and engaging in valuable, hands on business experiences.
Each spring, students in Kent State's Child Development Center look forward to "Bioblitz." It's a day spent in the woods near their center with exploration, discovery and hands-on learning about nature.