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Kent State University’s Academic Success Center has received the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award for its success as an interactive academic space for students to reinforce what they learn in the classroom.

Kent State’s Academic Success Center Receives National Award for Excellence

The Kent State University Academic Success Center has received the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award for its success as an interactive academic space for students to reinforce what they learn in the classroom. Each year, a two-year institution and a four-year institution are chosen a…

Tags: Academic Success Center , University College , Office of the Provost , Awards and Honors , Success Story

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A Kent State public relations major speaks with an alumna during a Public Relations Student Society of America meeting. Graduates of the program returned to campus to speak with current students about career paths. (Photo credit: Brenna Parker)

Public Relations Program Joins Elite Group With New Certification

Kent State University’s undergraduate public relations program has joined a select group of fewer than 40 colleges around the world that hold official certification from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). PRSA is the world’s largest and foremost organization of public relations profe…

Tags: College of Communication and Information , Success Story , School of Media and Journalism

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Students team up to prepare meals in the Campus Kitchen at Kent State, located in the second floor kitchen in Beall Hall.

Campus Kitchen at Kent State Launches Pop-Up Market to Celebrate Fifth Anniversary

The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University is celebrating its fifth anniversary and has launched a new program this summer as part of activities marking its fifth year. The Campus Kitchen’s new pop-up market offers healthy produce and pantry items to children and families at no cost. “At an alte…

Tags: Campus Kitchen , Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , University College , Success Story

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Kent State President Beverly Warren talks about the Kent State Promise during the 2016 State of the University address held in the Kent Student Center Kiva.

State of the University Address: Living the Kent State Promise

Kent State University President Beverly Warren delivered the State of the University address on Thursday, Oct. 13. Themed “Living the Kent State Promise,” Warren outlined her vision of a reimagined public research university. “The Kent State Promise should be a comprehensive approach to student s…

Tags: State of the University , Office of the President , Success Story

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A sheet, signed by Kent State students, employees, alumni and others, is pulled down to reveal the new Center for Architecture and Environmental Design.

Kent State Celebrates Grand Opening of the New Center for Architecture and Environmental Design

Kent State University celebrated the grand opening of its newest and much-anticipated building, the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, on Oct. 7. Visitors, alumni and friends from around the world toured the 110,191-square-foot contemporary glass-and-brick building, …

Tags: College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Foundations of Excellence , Success Story

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Jon Yoder, Ph.D., associate professor of architecture at Kent State, teaches a seminar in the new Center for Architecture and Environmental Design.

Scholar Explores Productive Exchanges Between Architecture and Comics

Scholar of the Month Jon Yoder Associate Professor of Architecture College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Paul DiCorleto, Kent State University’s vice president for research and sponsored programs, likes to say that “innovation occurs where fields collide,” and October’…

Tags: College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , Research & Science

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Virginia Albanese (far left) of FedEx Custom Critical presents a giant check to Kent State President Beverly Warren. Also pictured are Interim Dean Robert Sines, Vice President Stephen Sokany and Flash.

Kent State University and FedEx Announce $1.5 Million Donation That Propels Aeronautics

Kent State University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will receive a $1.5 million gift from FedEx over three years. The gift will support the university’s flight program, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017 and has outgrown current facilities at the Kent…

Tags: Aeronautics , Kent State University Airport , Division of Institutional Advancement , Success Story , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Kent State master’s student Sarah Burns shows off a tomato from the garden behind Nixson Hall.

On-Campus Garden Helps Provide Vegetables to Local Students in Need

Sarah Burns, a second-year master’s student in the Nutrition and Dietetics program at Kent State University, shows off a tomato that she and others in the program helped to grow over the last few months. Under the direction of Nutrition and Dietetics faculty member Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D., Burns a…

Tags: Nutrition and Dietitics , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Success Story , Student Success

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The team in Alaska is (left to right) Jonathan Mills, undergraduate geology major; Kiersten Duroe, geology M.S. candidate; Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology; and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology.

Kent State Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two Kent State University professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks…

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Success Story , Research & Science

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Kent State alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to Kent State students and local residents attending the 2016 Kent State Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.

A Homecoming Celebration

Kent State University celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game. This year’s Homecoming featured Kent State alumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, as the Parade Grand Marshal. Heroic efforts by N…

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