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The 46th Kent State Folk Festival Comes to Kent, Sept. 20-22

The Kent State Folk Festival kicks off this week with two Thursday concerts. On Sept. 20 at the Kent Campus, Delhi 2 Dublin will whip the crowd into a folk frenzy with their Celtic-Asian meld, while singer/songwriters John Gorka and Tracy Grammer offer a more…

State Representative Kathleen Clyde Celebrates Constitution Day at University Libraries

State Representative Kathleen Clyde will help celebrate Constitution Day at Kent State University this Monday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. on the first floor Quiet Study Area of the library. The event is free and open to the public. University Libraries is holding an event to…

Legal Brief: Political Campaigning on a Kent State Campus

Note: This Legal Brief originally was published in October 2011 and is being reprinted as Ohio prepares for the November presidential and general elections. With the presidential election and general election less than two months away, there will be many opportunities for Kent…

Kent State Debuts New TV Commercials

New commercials for Kent State University began airing on Sept. 12 as the university debuted a new television campaign. The new campaign builds on the university’s successful Experience for Life series that launched September 2010.

Centennial Campaign Concert Rocks Kent State

Sheryl Crow, O.A.R. and Los Lonely Boys performed at Kent State University’s Centennial Campaign Concert on Sept. 8. Held at Dix Stadium, the Centennial Campaign Concert served as a celebration of the conclusion of Kent State’s Centennial Campaign, a $250-million fundraising…

Governor Appoints Student to Kent State Board of Trustees

Alex Evans of Hubbard, Ohio, has been appointed by Gov. John Kasich to serve as a student member of the Kent State University Board of Trustees. His term began on Aug. 13, 2012, and ends May 26, 2014.

The Triple Crown of Giving

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

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.…

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

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…

“Let’s Take a Ride/Walk” Offers Free Lunch to Kent State Faculty, Staff and Students

Kent State University faculty, staff members and students are invited to walk or ride a bicycle along the Kent State University Esplanade to the downtown Kent restaurant, Laziza, during the second annual “Let’s Take a Ride/Walk” event on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 11:30 a.m.
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