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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students pose with Flash, the university’s mascot, in a #FlashesForever photo frame during Homecoming. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students pose with Flash, the university’s mascot, in a #FlashesForever photo frame during Homecoming.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/1500x800_HomecomingNEW---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=5ZaHTSh2RMVEDGl1qp.MiR4DqMOQ_1XR)
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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game against the Akron Zips that kicks off at 3:30 p.m. This year’s Homecoming will feature…
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students and local residents attending the 2016 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students and local residents attending the 2016 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Homecoming1-Web.jpg?VersionId=iVKRygUuj3X1uffkJk5LOrSt_Fgo0n.7)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game.
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Friday, Sept. 30. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2 p.m. in the Aeronautics and Technology Building, Room 101. The Aeronautics and Technology Building is located at 1400 E. Summit St. in…
A group that has led open-carry walks at other Ohio campuses plans to lead such a walk at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Kent Campus from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Ohio law permits people to openly carry weapons on public property, which includes ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ campuses.
The…
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students studying middle childhood education pose in front of their artwork in their Teaching and Learning class in White Hall. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students studying middle childhood education pose in front of their artwork in their Teaching and Learning class in White Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/1500x800_MYP-cohort.jpg?VersionId=STODsRrem5mYK9PFBa4k9X.7yX4C7A6j)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Middle Childhood Education program is the first in the state of Ohio to offer an undergraduate program authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization: the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Certificate in Teaching and…
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![Paula Madison, former NBC journalist and executive, will be honored by ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ with the 2016 Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Award for her accomplishments in media diversity. Paula Madison, former NBC journalist and executive, will be honored by ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ with the 2016 Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Award for her accomplishments in media diversity.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.20.16%20Photo%20of%20Paula%20Madison.jpg?VersionId=JU92uSbfVgZkP5mLNpInuNinwhGdOWXA)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Honors Trailblazers in Media Diversity at Annual McGruder Lecture and Awards Luncheon
Former NBC executive Paula Madison is 2016 McGruder Award recipient; Plain Dealer columnist Phillip Morris to Be Honored with Diversity Leadership Award
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will…
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/1500x800_AutismGroup.jpg?VersionId=uTYTZ5_749NA56CMfVOr0IYxTl_3GfLD)
Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has a new student…
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/1500x800_AutismGroup.jpg?VersionId=uTYTZ5_749NA56CMfVOr0IYxTl_3GfLD)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been…
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![Wendy Turner has been named executive director and general manager of WKSU, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s award-winning NPR-affiliated radio station. Wendy Turner has been named executive director and general manager of WKSU, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s award-winning NPR-affiliated radio station.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.19.16%20Photo%20of%20Wendy%20Turner.jpg?VersionId=jVEtSH7Txk_kzGoV.BAf4WC9Zl.dY4NJ)
Following a national search, Wendy Turner has been selected to serve as the new executive director and general manager of WKSU, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s award-winning NPR-affiliated radio station. Turner currently serves as vice president of digital and technical operations at…
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's 20th Aeronautics Fair took place on Sept. 10 at the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Airport.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/Video-Aeronautics.jpg?VersionId=Fdd9pcJ7OTtAleSXbBVwSQMB2ZsvGkO6)
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Aeronautics Fair is a free-entrance festival held at Andrew W. Paton Field at the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Airport. The 2016 fair took place on Sept. 10.