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New 'Flashes First Thursday' welcomes students to explore our vibrant college town

The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown Kent a fun place to visit.

Tags: Town-Gown, downtown kent, City of Kent, Center for Student Involvement, Office of University Outreach and Engagement, Main Street Kent, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Athletics, Community Impact, Students First, Community & Society, Student Life, Welcome Back Week

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

Tags: Class of 2023, Summer Commencement, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

Supporting Hospitality’s Next Generation

A scholarship funded through the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Hotel and Conference Center benefits students in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Hospitality Management program. 

Tags: Community Impact, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Hotel and Conference Center, Hospitality Management, DI Hub, Community & Society, Internships, scholarships, School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration, College of Education, Health and Human Services

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Happy Anniversary to The Rock!

For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Kent Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.

Tags: The Rock, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

IN A FLASH: The Beat Goes On

High school students come to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ each summer for the School of Music's Percussion Camp.

Tags: Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, College of the Arts, Summer

Flaunting Our Foliage

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has been recognized for the 15th consecutive year with the Tree Campus Higher Education recognition (previously called the Tree Campus USA designation).

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability, Nationally Distinctive

East Main Street to Get a $25.5M Makeover

A federal grant will help restart a major improvement project for a highly trafficked area of downtown Kent. Changes to East Main Street will include wider sidewalks, bike and pedestrian paths and crossings, and two roundabouts.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Town-Gown

Math Camp for High Schoolers Seeks to Ready Future College Students for STEM Jobs in Ohio

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ-sponsored math camp helps to prepare high school students for plentiful STEM jobs in Ohio.

  

 

Tags: ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Works, Research & Science, Community & Society, Students First, Community Impact

Creativity + Technology = Help for Math Teachers Here and Abroad

Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ professors. 

Tags: Community & Society, Global Reach, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer. 

Tags: Alumni, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News, Police Services