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Volunteers Dave and Terri Cardy pack and weigh produce to hand out at the Campus Kitchen in Beall Hall. The food is mostly donated by Trader Joe’s locations in the Cleveland area.

Campus Kitchen Pivots Operations From Hot Meals to Food Pantry to Help Increasing Numbers of Food Insecure Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University, a student-run organization that reclaims food to feed the needy in the Kent area, has had to swiftly switch gears from operating a hot food kitchen to an expanded food pantry.

Tags: Community & Society , COVID-19 , Campus Kitchen , Success Story

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PPE Project Flowchart

Kent State’s Design Innovation Initiative Cultivates Creative Partnerships to Battle COVID-19

Members of Kent State University’s Design Innovation Initiative are forging creative collaborations with local and regional organizations and funders as they work toward the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: Community & Society , Design Innovation , COVID-19 , Success Story

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Photo collage of Kent State women's teams

Kent State Captures MAC FAR Award in Women’s Sports

Kent State University has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.

Tags: University News , Intercollegiate Athletics , Awards and Honors , Success Story

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Patrick Tomaswick meets with one of his heroes, Kent State Police Officer Joe Knotek

All for Patrick! Kent State Police Surprise Toddler Crime Fighter

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a Kent State University police officer.

Tags: University News , Child Development Center , Department of Public Safety , COVID-19 , Success Story , Police Services

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A Kent State University College of Nursing student gets hands-on experience with a patient simulator in the Olga M. Mural Simulation Lab in Henderson Hall.

COVID-19 Provides Kent State Nursing Students Unparalleled Experience

During the COVID-19 pandemic, students in  Kent State University’s College of Nursing have been employed in hospitals throughout Northeast Ohio, where they have honed their skills and observed healthcare professionals on the front lines.

Tags: University News , College of Nursing , COVID-19 , Success Story

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President's Faculty Excellence Award recipient Chris Woolverton at Kent State University

Kent State President Todd Diacon Announces 2020 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients

Kent State University President Todd Diacon recently presented six Kent State faculty members with the 2020 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition in the faculty member’s discipline.

Tags: University News , Office of the President , Success Story

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Female student in aeronautics lab

Finding Her ‘Fit’ at Kent State to Make an Impact

Senior Sydney Bihn finds her true calling throughout her time at Kent State and becomes the first female aerospace engineering graduate.

Tags: Student Life , Student Success , Success Story , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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A new graduate of Kent State University triumphantly raises his diploma during the One University Commencement last year.

Kent State to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates With Virtual Commencement on May 9

The Kent State University alumni family will grow by nearly 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement. 

Tags: University News , Commencement , Success Story

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Photo of the four students killed May 4, 1970

Kent State University Holds Virtual May 4 50th Commemoration, Occurring May 1-4

Beginning Friday, May, visitors to the May 4 50th Commemoration website will be able to view a variety of special videos, online exhibits and interactive tours, all designed to honor and remember Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder, the Kent State students who lost their lives 50 years ago on the Kent State campus.

Tags: University News , May 4 , May 4 50 , May 4 Commemoration , Featured May 4 , Success Story

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