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IdeaBase Celebrating 10 Years in the Gallery in the DI Hub - Photo by Ryan Moore

Based on ideas, design and experiential learning, IdeaBase is celebrating 10 years of being powered by Kent State University students with a showcase of student work from over the years in the gallery on the second floor of the DI Hub through Oct. 26.

One of the winning teams at a prior SKYHACK event

An aviation-themed hackathon brings together students from all disciplines and challenges them to develop solutions for real-world aerospace challenges. 

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Kent State University's Sex Week begins today. Kent Interhall Council has been putting together a week of “Wild West” style events educating students about sex. 

Members of the College of Public Health meet at the Major/Minor Spotlight

With more than 370 majors to choose from at Kent State, it can be overwhelming for some students to choose their major and career path for them.  This October the Exploratory Advising Center is hosting its first-ever Exploration Month to help exploratory students find their interests and explore the different majors and opportunities Kent State offers.

Kent State senior Mason St. Clair shows his political memorabilia collection to senior Kathleen Tyrel

It all started in 2014 with a political button from Ross Perot’s failed 1992 presidential election bid. 

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Crop Shana Lee and the Well Hub staff

A new event on campus seeks to offer support and community for students who have lost loved ones. 

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Student buisness owners

Entrepreneurs who have a passion to start their own businesses while they are students are in a league all their own. Kent State has a number of students in that league. Fortunately for them, Kent State also has resources at the university and college levels to help support these young entrepreneurs from concept to launch. 

Kent State alum and employee Ilianna Velez

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com have launched a special series spotlighting 50 Hispanic leaders in northern Ohio, with Kent State’s own Ilianna Velez among them.

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Boy stressed

Fall is here, and while the leaves are changing and the pumpkin spice is flowing, this also means that schoolwork is piling up and classes are moving at full speed. It also means stress for students can start to become overwhelming.  

Homecoming Parade at Kent State

The streets of Kent, Ohio, will be filled with blue and gold as Kent State University alumni, students, parents, employees and community members gather for this year’s Homecoming, with a full slate of events Oct. 20-21.