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Brian Gliba

Iraq Veteran Finds Support in Facing PTSD, Brain Trauma While Seeking Degree

Brian Gliba, who left the Army as a captain, says he feels that Kent State supports veterans and has helped set him up for success.

Tags: Student Life , Students First , Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Student Accessibility Services

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Students coloring for calmness in the SAS offices

Flashes are Invited to De-Stress with SAS

"Coloring for Calmness" is one of several "de-stress" events hosted by Student Accessiblity Services (SAS). 

Tags: Students First , mental health , Student Accessibility Services , University Libraries , Student Life , Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture

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Paws for a Cause Puppy Meet-Up at SAS Offices

Beating Stress by Meeting Dogs

Service dogs and their trainers were the stars of a de-stressing event at the University Library. 

Tags: Student Accessibility Services , Students First , University Libraries , Community Impact , Community & Society

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Kent State students Ryan Aquilani of Philadelphia, Pa., and Holly Atkinson of Dayton, Ohio, make fidget tools as part of Disability Awareness Month, sponsored by Student Accessibility Services.

Everyone’s Got Something: Celebrating Disabilities

Kent State's Student Accessibility Services is celebrating October as Disability Awareness Month, with events and activities to spread the word to students that they are not alone in their struggle and that help is available. 

Tags: University News , Student Life , Health , Students First , Student Accessibility Services

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Malia White and Lipton.

IN A FLASH: Service with a Smile - and a Wag

Service animals are permitted in nearly every part of Kent State's campuses. 

Tags: Students First , Student Accessibility Services , School of Visual Communication Design , Profiles

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Ellie Emmerling (right) and Luna in the Kent Student Center.

IN A FLASH: Taking a Break

Therapy and service animals are a familiar sight on Kent State's campuses.  

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Community Space: A Place to Just Be

Division Of Student Affairs Hosts a Community Space

The Division of Student Affairs will host a space to process the results of the Derek Chauvin trial. With a verdict being announced on Tuesday afternoon, several of the centers within the division created Community Space: A Place to Just Be to provide support our students might need. …

Tags: Division of Student Life , Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Student Accessibility Services , Office of International Student Affairs

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Photo of Giovanni Santiago and Danny Pippen during 2020 autism awareness game

Kent State Men’s Basketball Holds Second Annual Autism Awareness Game

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many disruptions and changes to people’s lives. The Kent State University men’s basketball team has been affected, too, with schedule changes, games played in nearly empty arenas and extra safety protocols in place. However, one of the things that has not changed is the team’s steadfast commitment to autism awareness.

Tags: Community & Society , Department of Intercollegiate Athletics , Autism , Student Accessibility Services ,

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Katie Kimble, a member of the Kent State Marching Golden Flashes Colorguard, strikes a pose with the 6-foot-long flag she and her teammates work with at Kent State sporting and musical events.

Kent State Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds

  Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye – that’s how Kent State University sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after nine eye surgeries.  “I’m not cool with it, but I accept it,” Kimble said. “I’m thankful for the vision I …

Tags: Student Success , Student Accessibility Services , Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs , Success Story

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