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Schroth Series Lecture: Visiting Artist Pauline St. Denis

Framing Fashion

Fashion photographer Pauline St. Denis has experiences, skills and advice to share about her storied professional career. Luckily for the students in Kent State University’s School of Fashion, St. Denis made time to talk and work directly with students as part of this year’s Annual Fashion Week.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, Students First

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Spring Plant Sale

IN A FLASH: Go Get Your Greens at the Spring Plant Sale!

The annual Spring Plant Sale at the Herrick Conservatory offers a chance for Flashes to add more green into their gardens and homes. Students help grow the plants and paint rain barrels. The event helps raise funds for several biology-focused student organizations. 

Tags: Spring Semester, Department of Biological Sciences, Students First, Earth Day, Research & Science, Student Organizations, Biology

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President Todd Diacon with newly promoted and tenured faculty.

Honoring Our Best

Kent State University took a moment to honor the faculty, staff and students whose accomplishments help to lift the university to higher heights.

Tags: University News, Research & Science, Students First, Nationally Distinctive

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Fashion show 2024

Runway Creations Dazzle at Annual Fashion Show

A sea of silk and satin, leather and lace floated down the runway as Kent State University’s Annual Fashion Show debuted to an enthusiastic crowd filling the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, School of Fashion

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Flash Friday: Eduardo Strobel

Flash Friday: Eduardo Miranda Strobel

This Flash Friday we want to introduce you to Eduardo Miranda Strobel, an international student from Curitiba, Brazil, getting the full Kent State experience.

Tags: Profiles, Students First

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Press Kit Image of Chef Kenny Gilbert

IN A FLASH: Celebrity Chef on Campus

Cleveland-born celebrity chef Kenny Gilbert is preparing some of his signature classic dishes for students at Eastway Center.

Tags: University Culinary Services, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Diverse Kent State, Student Life, Arts and Culture

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Meg Gidley of Blazing Bats

Student Thrown Curveball Hits It Out of the Park

Senior entrepreneurship major Meg Gidley has loved softball since she was three years old. It was in her blood. Then, injuries sidelined her playing career. So she started a coaching business. 

Tags: Student Life, Profiles, Students First

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2024 Honors College Graduates

Honoring Honors College Class of 2024

Honors College students graduating in spring, summer and fall 2024, along with distinguished faculty and alumni were honored at a special luncheon event in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. 

Tags: Students First, Honors College, Student Life, University News, School of Fashion, Kent Student Center Ballroom

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Students canoeing

Exploring Kent Through the Outdoors

The temperature is rising, trees are blooming and the sun is shining. Spring makes for the perfect weather to get outside and try something new. That is one of the main goals of the Adventure Center, housed in Recreation and Wellness Services at Kent State University. 

Tags: Student Life, Students First

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Flash Friday: Penelope Cervantes

Flash Friday: Penelope Cervantes

Meet Penelope Cervantes, a senior biology major with a Spanish minor from Toledo, Ohio. With a passion for science, Cervantes’s choice to study biology was easy.

Tags: Profiles, Students First, Student Life

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