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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students attempt to get the attention of cheerleaders who were throwing T-shirts into the crowd during the Homecoming football game. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students attempt to get the attention of cheerleaders who were throwing T-shirts into the crowd during the Homecoming football game.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20FEATURE%20-%20Main.jpg?VersionId=hH_LpXXlcS8Gy9VMDmAFTdjiX7AvlGAx)
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ fight song will blare down Main Street, the city of Kent will be flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends will gather and reminisce about their ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ days, fans will pack the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes, and the entire…
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Celeste Dawson had made up her mind. She was not going to attend college and that was her final decision.
Her story could have ended there, but the support of her parents and a program at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ opened up a new chapter in her life – one filled with…
Below is a message to the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ community that was sent to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students, faculty and staff on Sept. 27.
To Members of the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Community:
The Kent Campus will be the site of an open carry walk, organized by an outside group, on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. We are committed to ensuring a safe and secure learning and working environment for students, faculty, staff and guests of the university. In…
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ President Beverly J. Warren, emeritus artist and educator of Pan-African Studies E. Timothy Moore and head football coach Sean Lewis will serve as the guest speakers at the fall 2018 Bowman Breakfast.
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![Fox8 News Anchor Wayne Dawson waves at the crowd during the 2018 Homecoming parade](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Wayne%20Dawson%20Homecoming2.jpg?VersionId=VT0KYDx0hyrsYx_CtxF6YxJMB5mlDkZn)
University celebrated 100 years of Homecoming on Oct. 6
Ask Wayne Dawson about his time at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ and the WJW Fox 8 anchor will tell you about going to football and basketball games to cheer on the Golden Flashes, attending weekend dances, eating at the…
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When Jordan Wilkins was a senior in high school, he thought he knew what he wanted after graduation – a career in the United States Air Force. However, his principal envisioned a different path, one where he would soar sky-high, not in a plane but at a four-year university.
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Board of Trustees approved a $3.2 million contract with Akron’s Signet Real Estate Group to lead the design phase for the new home for the College of Business Administration, a marquee building that is…
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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has selected Akron’s to lead the design phase of the marquee building of the first phase of the Kent Gateway Plan – the proposed new home for the College of Business Administration.
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ welcomes the largest freshman class in university history. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ welcomes the largest freshman class in university history.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.12.18%20Photo%20of%20new%20Kent%20State%20freshmen%20following%202018%20Convocation.jpg?VersionId=Mdixcey9EA5nPNC_9NFawiyi3yqnySRJ)
From snow-capped mountains in Alaska to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to the South Korean countryside and palatial modern architecture in Oman, a diverse collage of students from around the country and the world has descended on campus. Together, they make up ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ…