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Student studying at Risman Fountain

IN A FLASH: Back to Classes

It has only been a few weeks since the start of classes, but the buzz and hustle of fall semester is in full effect. 

Tags: Student Life, Fall Semester, Nationally Distinctive

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Aeronautics Expo

Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun For All Ages

Kent State University will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kent State University Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Tags: Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Goodyear Blimp Pilot

Goodyear Blimp Pilots Have Full-Circle Moment

The skies over Kent State University's Airport will feature a unique homecoming this weekend as three alumni return to pilot the Goodyear Blimp during the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday.

Tags: Profiles, Nationally Distinctive, Students First

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New Kent State Votes Banner

Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged

The Kent State Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections. 

Tags: Voting, Elections, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, University News, Students First, May 4, Kent State Athletics

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White Coat Ceremony Kent Campus 2024

IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats

Second-year nursing students at Kent State received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program. 

Tags: College of Nursing, Health care, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Community & Society

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CAED graduate student welcome 2024

IN A FLASH: A Welcome at Wick

Graduate students in Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design received a personal welcome from the college's associate dean at the park outside Kent State's Wick Poetry Center. 

Tags: graduate students, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Wick Poetry Center, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Fall Semester

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The Kent State Student Study logo.

Students Wanted: Sign Up to be Part of Largest-Ever Study of University Students

Researchers at Kent State University are beginning the second year of their largest and most ambitious study ever to track 10,000 university students and follow them throughout their lifetimes.  

Tags: Health, Research & Science, Student Life, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State of Wellness

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President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, Alice Cone, Paul and Eileen Gaston and their daughter Beth, and David Hassler, at the dedication of the Gaston Prentice House, Aug. 28, 2024.

Wick Poetry Center Home Formally Dedicated as Gaston Prentice House

The historic house perched next to the Lefton Esplanade at South Lincoln Street on the Kent Campus, which has been home to the Wick Poetry Center since 2014, is now officially the Gaston Prentice House.

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Student Life, Nationally Distinctive, Wick Poetry Center , College of Arts and Sciences

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Members of Kent State University Air Force and Army ROTC programs salute the American flag during the university’s 2023 Veterans Day Commemoration.

Continuing Excellence: Kent State Earns Military Friendly School Designation for 15th Straight Year

Kent State’s unwavering commitment to supporting military-connected students has once again been recognized, as the institution earns the Military Friendly School designation for the 15th consecutive year.

Tags: University News, Nationally Distinctive, Center for Adult and Veteran Services, Awards and Honors, Division of Student Life

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CAED Welcome 2024

IN A FLASH: Ice Cream with the Dean

Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design welcomed new and returning students back to campus with ice cream on the Lefton Esplanade and greetings from the college's dean, program heads and leaders of its student organizations. 

Tags: Welcome Back Week, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Fall Semester, Freshmen, Community & Society, Students First, Nationally Distinctive

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