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The Triple Crown of Giving

Monday, September 17, 2012 - 12:00am

The 2013 Kent State University United Way Workplace Campaign — The Triple Crown of Giving — has begun and will run through Oct. 31, 2012.

National Food Safety Education Month, Fall Fashion Trends and More

Monday, September 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Michael Fiala, executive chef for the Schwebel Room at Kent State, blogs about National Food Safety Education Month this September. Fiala says:“The reality is that, as consumers, we need to be more aware of where and how our food is sourced, stored, prepared and preserved. Also…

Kent State Approaches $100,000 in Tuition Scholarships From LifeShare Blood Drives on Campus

Monday, September 17, 2012 - 12:00am

LifeShare Community Blood Services is a community-focused nonprofit organization committed to providing safe and adequate blood and blood component supply for patient healthcare in Northeast Ohio. The LifeShare Community Blood Services Scholarship was created to acknowledge the…

Kent State Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Kent State University’s Latino Networking Caucus (LNC) and the Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) are presenting a diverse lineup of events for National Hispanic Heritage Month. This celebration is to recognize the contributions that Latinos and Hispanics have made…

Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg Opens

Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 12:00am

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Kent State University Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg took place on Sept. 12 at the center’s location at 2745 Creekside Drive in Twinsburg, Ohio. The event celebrated Kent State’s commitment to providing students with expanded pathways…

Kent State Gets Green Light for Historic Campus Transformation

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 09:35am

At Kent State University, the phrase “four more years” has nothing to do with politics. It refers to the time frame for a physical transformation of the university’s Kent Campus that will be historic in size, scope and significance. That time frame became official today (Sept.…

Kent State Debuts New TV Commercials

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 12:00am

New commercials for Kent State University begin airing today as the university debuts a new television campaign. The new campaign builds on the university’s successful “Experience for Life” series that launched September 2010.

Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Of Football and Family

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 12:00am

Ask Golden Flashes Head Football Coach Darell Hazell what the key to a championship team is and he’ll sum it up in one word: “Family.” He is referring to the family of nearly 100 football players, each of whom understands his role on the team and why it is important.

Marking Suicide Prevention Week and Remembering 9/11

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 12:00am

On the Kent State Connects faculty and staff blog, Associate Professor of Psychology Joel Hughes writes about suicide prevention to mark Suicide Prevention Week, and Video Production Supervisor Jon Jivan offers a soldier’s recollection of 9/11.

Fall Bowman Breakfast Features New Provost Discussing Why He Chose Kent State, Oct. 3

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 12:00am

The fall 2012 Bowman Breakfast will be held at Kent State University in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The featured speaker is Kent State Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon, who joined the university in April. Diacon’s talk…