![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ student Cepeda Woods, a fashion merchandising major, is pictured at Cheney Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo credit: Caroline Correche Towne) ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ student Cepeda Woods, a fashion merchandising major, is pictured at Cheney Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo credit: Caroline Correche Towne)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/PHOTOLEAD-Alaska%20Students%20%28MAIN%29.jpg?VersionId=VT8FnnJXUQvBnSGyNP8pz_h5m59oFsbG&h=e6f36a9c&itok=N5NW7ryG)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s unique programs and majors have attracted students from all over the world, including a few from the largest state in the nation. Currently, six students from Alaska – two undergraduate and four graduate – are taking classes from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ.
News Briefs
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students work out in Tri-Rec, a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda exclusively for on-campus residents. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students work out in Tri-Rec, a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda exclusively for on-campus residents.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/PROFILESTriRecLarge.jpg?VersionId=dQK_Qa28eA3WczSN4o6LspEwkM21_yBw&h=e6f36a9c&itok=5XeFRNPX)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Recreational Services and Residence Services departments have collaborated to open a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda.
![Mansoureh Shasti, an Iranian Ph.D. student studying physics, recently returned to the U.S. after being blocked by the travel ban. Mansoureh Shasti, an Iranian Ph.D. student studying physics, recently returned to the U.S. after being blocked by the travel ban.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Iran%20video.jpeg?VersionId=CBrwydfym25LP72zdogSSI3XEYFO4cRR&h=ec98a0f6&itok=y3xQ6-Oc)
Mansoureh Shasti, an Iranian Ph.D. student studying physics at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, recently returned to the U.S. after being blocked by the travel ban.
![The Rural Scholars program at the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Columbiana County campuses received $7,500 from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation. The Rural Scholars program at the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Columbiana County campuses received $7,500 from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/REGIONAL-Rural%20Scholars%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=9TEwtuDIC.zup9CRtNKzFndton7s_MUI&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Y7DkGQIC)
The Rural Scholars program at the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Columbiana County campuses received $7,500 from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation.
![This year marks the ninth year ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program. This year marks the ninth year ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/SPECIALFEATURE-TreeCampus%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=X4exaW2ZXvJMXLgV5NMAwaTqnecvs33v&h=e6f36a9c&itok=2GbP6PBK)
The Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is being recognized by the Tree Campus USA program.
Familiar Face
T. David Garcia
Senior Associate Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management
Office of Enrollment Management​
Kent Campus
HR News
What is the date for the 2017 Office Support Staff Recognition Celebration?
Wheels 4 Change: Remembrance Fitness Event
IMPACT Employee Assistance Program Walk-In Office Hours
Simple Steps for Health: 28-Day Challenge Begins March 1
KSU Employee, Family and Friends Appreciation Days
Cedar Point President’s Day Sale for ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Employees
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