![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ staff members take part in Alumni Day of Service. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ staff members take part in Alumni Day of Service.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/PHOTOFEATURE-AlumniDayofService-MAIN.jpg?VersionId=yVktOpCCwKJALmk2KLWXOLn7RRDT202R&h=e6f36a9c&itok=V1ZI7dH3)
What better way can ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ alumni make a difference in their community than by volunteering with fellow Golden Flashes?
News Briefs
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ senior and track star Richard Dahome clears a hurdle. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ senior and track star Richard Dahome clears a hurdle.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/PROFILE-track%20camp-main.jpg?VersionId=Ro6WJeCyHGbCnMz0O_rFQnarBfVmUrK5&h=ec98a0f6&itok=OR8h2ANW)
It all comes down to a fraction of a second. Who can push off the block first? Who can jump the highest? Who will cross the finish line ahead of everyone else?
![Metin Eren, Ph.D, director of archaeology and an assistant professor of anthropology in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s College of Arts and Sciences, prepares to fire a replica arrowhead in a special lab in Lowry Hall. Metin Eren, Ph.D, director of archaeology and an assistant professor of anthropology in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s College of Arts and Sciences, prepares to fire a replica arrowhead in a special lab in Lowry Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/page/Metin%20Eren.jpeg?VersionId=pB2rzsyNvdjKoyzVgTwe1VaVR.G8Gy9d&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Dx-ajcJ4)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ archaeologist Metin Eren, Ph.D, is using an experimental approach to dig deeper into Ohio's history by recreating ancient artifacts and weaponry with clay to better understand how humans lived thousands of years ago.
![Twelve-year-old Jameson Payne attends a class at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg. Twelve-year-old Jameson Payne attends a class at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/REGIONAL-12yearold-MAIN%202.jpg?VersionId=hYrncKQOco4ZO07m9yikGZ4nBknHnQr3&h=e6f36a9c&itok=-k8GRqiS)
In Ohio, most seventh graders are learning earth and space science, physical science and life science in a middle school classroom. But Jameson Payne is not like most kids his age.
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ junior Josh Looser received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ junior Josh Looser received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/SPECFEAT-RedCrossAward_PHOTO.jpg?VersionId=AD3I0QFbsh8Am83KykZ06GCHoI2g_y3K&h=e6f36a9c&itok=lAKS0BRn)
Joshua Looser, a junior entrepreneurship major, received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year.
New Face
ALEXA DOUTT
Associate Director, Advancement, College of Business Administration
​ Division of Institutional Advancement
Kent Campus
Familiar Face
Joe Belinsky Jr.
Certified Business Advisor and Assistant Professor of Business
Small Business Development Center​
Tuscarawas Campus
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