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Graphic for a video game created by AGD students

Animation Game Design Soars to the Top 50 of Princeton Review

The Princeton Review’s 2023 rankings of top undergraduate schools for game design have been released, and the Kent State University College of Applied and Technical Studies Bachelor of Science degree in Animation Game Design (AGD) program broke through the top 50 as one of the best programs in game design studies.
 

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Undergrad researcher at ESDRI symposium

“This is, by far, my favorite event of anything we do here.”

Kent State's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is one of the university's biggest research events of the year.

Tags: Division of Research & Sponsored Programs, Research & Science, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Nationally Distinctive, Students First, University News

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Two students in a lab.

New Research Funding Plan ‘Changes the Game’

Following Kent State’s designation as an R1 research institution, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs set its sights on investments to maintain this designation, including increasing the amount of grant dollars spent over the next three years.

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

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Students on Manchester Beach

IN A FLASH: Catching Rays on Manchester Beach

Students found many ways to enjoy the summer-like days this week.

Tags: Student Life, University News, Health, Community & Society

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Student Employee Appreciation Week Banner at UCM

It’s Student Employee Appreciation Week at Kent State!

Each year colleges and universities across the country recognize the importance of the student work experience during National Student Employment Week. Here at Kent State, we celebrate Student Employee Appreciation Week and dedicate this week to celebrating and recognizing on-campus student employees.

Tags: Student Life, University News, Students First

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M4VC Gallery One

Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today’s Headlines

Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.

Tags: May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, University News, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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College of the Arts Faculty Award Winners Pose at the 2023 University Honors Banquet

‘We Continue to Create New Successes Together’

More than 200 Kent State employees were honored with numerous distinctions as awards and recognitions were presented to staff and faculty members for their excellence and dedication at the University Honors Banquet.

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Student Employee Awards Celebration

Students Shine at Inaugural Student Employee Awards Celebration

Career Exploration and Development hosted its first Student Employee Awards Celebration to kick off Kent State University’s Student Employee Appreciation Week.

Tags: Student Life, University News, Diverse Kent State, Students First

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2023 Spring Food Truck Series

IN A FLASH: What's Cooking on Risman Plaza?

Food trucks return to Risman Plaza every Wednesday through the end of April. 

Tags: Students First, Student Life, University News, Fork in the Road!, University Culinary Services, Risman Plaza

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A student who has committed to attending Kent State University in the fall smiles with loved ones and Flash, the mascot, during a 2023 Future Flash Day held on the Kent Campus.

Apps and Admits and Deposits, Oh My! Breaking Fall Freshman Class Records

Kent State University is proving that it is the place to be for fall 2023 with a record-breaking number of applications, a record-breaking number of students who have been accepted for admission into the university and a record-breaking number of students who have made deposits to confirm their attendance in the fall. 

Tags: University News, Students First, Admissions, Division of Enrollment Management, Success Stories

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