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Kent State students at 2023 May 4 Commemoration

Educating the Next Generation: Civic Engagement, Social Justice and Peaceful Change

An all-day conference, presented by the May 4 Education Committee for K-12 educators, students, and Kent State University faculty and staff, will help participants demonstrate knowledge about the critical history of student activism and organizing at Kent State, emphasizing the significance of May 4.

Tags: University News, Community and Society, May 4

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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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CAPS observes Teal Tuesday 2024

IN A FLASH: Teal Tuesday at CAPS

Kent State staffers from Counseling and Psychological Services wore teal in support of their colleagues at the Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services' Teal Tuesday campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 

Tags: Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, Community & Society, Community Impact, University News, mental health

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Flash biking in front of the MAC

Power in Pedaling

Did you know that there are 13.2 miles of bike paths at Kent State? Kent State is bike-friendly and winning awards for it.

Tags: Student Life, University News, Community Impact

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Spring flowers

IN A FLASH: Flashes of Spring

Blooming flowers and budding trees herald the annual green up on campus in spring semester.

Tags: Spring Semester, Grounds, University Facilities Management, University News, Nationally Distinctive, Kent Campus, May 4

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Her Pink Library

IN A FLASH: Paint It Pink!

While celebrating their 10th anniversary on campus with Her Week and a schedule of events, student organization Her Campus Kent State lit the University Library in pink from April 9-13. 

Tags: Student Organizations, University Libraries, University News, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life

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Kent State President Todd Diacon talks to faculty and staff on April 17, 2024.

President Diacon Talks About the Capital Budget and Kent State’s Core Values

"Talking with Todd" focuses on the state capital budget and Kent State's core values.

Tags: University News, Organizational Sustainability

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A blaze burns the prairie grass that grows behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center during a controlled burning by the Kent Fire Department.

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Monday, April 15, between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon, to allow for new growth during the summer season.

Tags: University News, Organizational Sustainability, Grounds, University Facilities Management, Division of Finance and Administration

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President Diacon addressing state legislators

University’s Challenges and Strengths in Focus in Statehouse Hearing

Kent State University President Todd Diacon focused on the benefits to Ohio from state support of Kent State during his April 10 presentation before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee in Columbus, Ohio. 

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