![Kent State University employees participate in lunchtime yoga at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Active1.jpg?VersionId=_AzW4vNu_tEOUuFhu3xz25aMA3fc0Lfr&h=ed59d4ca&itok=DDcTr-7A)
Kent State University has been designated as one of the Top 25 most active employers in the country.
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![Kent State University Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., poses beside a map kiosk in downtown Kent that she helped to create. Kent State University Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., poses beside a map kiosk in downtown Kent that she helped to create.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Mapes.jpg?VersionId=wHeC.5AXpvcZpIvutdIMn3B8SDPntjxz&h=e6f36a9c&itok=F7_T78xf)
Kent State University Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has been named Volunteer of the Year by Main Street Kent for her contributions to the revitalization of downtown Kent.
![A Kent State student-athlete works out in the new Athletic Training and Education Center. A Kent State student-athlete works out in the new Athletic Training and Education Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/video-sports.jpg?VersionId=dWatKKMFf4o4zyf2PsZ1gy8JvCS_LtIA&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ScjPAhPq)
Kent State University has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art sports medicine facility in the MACC Annex.
![Kent State University Police Academy cadets wear socks with their class number stitched in for luck. The group earned a 100 percent on their final physical fitness assessment. Kent State University Police Academy cadets wear socks with their class number stitched in for luck. The group earned a 100 percent on their final physical fitness assessment.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Cadet-MAIN.jpg?VersionId=6q076nqOhY4yKro.WLfopvEQVr8EkMrq&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ROJLUA4a)
A commitment to excel on the State of Ohio Physical Fitness Assessment yielded a perfect score for Kent State University’s Police Academy cadets.
![Pictured are Circl App developers (from left to right) Michael Frindt, Ronald Dear and Zachary Eckert. Pictured are Circl App developers (from left to right) Michael Frindt, Ronald Dear and Zachary Eckert.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-CirclApp1.jpg?VersionId=paJYBGwYeEqeperpTxeYjkp3gLrSkMeR&h=e6f36a9c&itok=E__td_te)
Three Kent State University community members have developed a new app called Circl, which reinvents how people socialize and network.
Familiar Face
joanne Kilgour dowdy
Professor of Literacy Studies
School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
Kent Campus
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