Community & Society

Ohio Canvas Users Group

Canvas Admins From Across Ohio Meet At Kent State

The Division of Information Technology and Instructure, the parent company of the Canvas Learning Management System, hosted the first Ohio Canvas Users Group (OCUG) Conference in the Student Center.

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Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path

IN A FLASH: When a Black Squirrel Crosses Your Path on Friday the 13th

On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels?  Are they unlucky or lucky?

Tags: Black Squirrel , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , Fall Semester , Arts & Culture , In a Flash

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Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath, Ohio giving Flashes the "thumbs up" sign

Friday the 13th: Good Luck from 'Bad Luck Brian'

A Kent State alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes. 

Tags: Alumni , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Student Life , Arts & Culture

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Alex Silverio, academic advisor for the College of Communication and Information, at Cultural Cafe

Mexico and Puerto Rico on Display at Cultural Café

As National Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, Alex Silverio and Tatiana Fernández Pérez shared pieces of their cultures at this month’s installment of Cultural Café, presented by International Student and Scholar Services at the Office of Global Education.

Tags: Community & Society , Global Reach

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Students in 1985 creating the egg that Flash, the university's new mascot, would hatch of out at Homecoming.

IN A FLASH: Which Came First - Flash or the Egg?

On Flash the Mascot's 38th birthday, we ask the question: Which came first, Flash or the egg?

Tags: Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Intercollegiate Athletics , University News , Community & Society , In a Flash

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A miniature fairytale house

When Life is a Fairytale

In Noelle Bowles’ classroom, fairytales come to life through the eyes of her students. Bowles, associate professor of English at Kent State University at Trumbull, teaches lessons that extend past the storybook and onto the pages of real life.

Tags: Profiles , Arts & Culture , Student Life , Community & Society

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Digital Projects Librarian Virginia Dressler shows the collection of sketchbooks and scrapbooks of Pauline Trigere, which are being digitized by University Libraries.

Scanning the Past: Library to Digitize Fashion Sketchbooks of Acclaimed Designer

New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at Kent State University Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , University Libraries , School of Fashion , Arts & Culture

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Doctoral student Mandalynn Slupek is doing research on a supplement called NAC and its effect on addiction.

Doctoral Student’s Research May Help People Get 'the NAC' of Being Drug Free  

Mandalynn Slupek won first place in Kent State's Three Minute Thesis competition on Oct. 3 when she presented “Getting the NAC of Being Drug Free,” research on how the supplement NAC or N-acetyl cysteine can be used in the fight against addiction.

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society

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Rainbow Unicorn running along Kent's Main Street Rainbow Bridge

IN A FLASH: Rainbows Shine Bright In Kent

Downtown Kent is colored with pride, recognizing National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and preparing for Kent's Rainbow Weekend, Oct. 13-14. 

Tags: City of Kent , Town-Gown , downtown kent , Community & Society , Community Impact , In a Flash

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