Community & Society
![Resources displayed at Sustainable Fashion Workshop](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/3D%20Print%20Waste%20Banner.png?VersionId=_OSyqQCy2QMopO7dMTMP1ZvvKgI777EY&h=e6f36a9c&itok=mK0qfysC)
Graduate Students Explore Sustainable Fashion Using 3D Print Waste
Excitement buzzed from the MuseLab in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Design Innovation Hub as students learned firsthand about sustainability opportunities in the fashion industry.
![Voting Day Stickers and Board](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/VotingDay_banner.jpg?VersionId=RVxNV2CFx09w3LxV0diWYhsEkNmixtwy&h=e6f36a9c&itok=CC3D9w8w)
Day of Discourse Informs and Inspires the Next Generation of Voters
More than 100 participants, including local high school students, students of all majors from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ and Akron and community members, gathered at the University of Akron on October 11 for the Ohio Debate Commission’s Day Of Public Discourse.
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ hosted the GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference for the seventh consecutive year](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/IMG_9068.HEIC__0.jpg?VersionId=IWw_tr5mTlpRHVKSd7XeqchyCQYbnbiJ&h=613550ff&itok=pbS_ZNw4)
LGBTQ+ Trailblazers from Area High Schools Visit Campus
Students and faculty from 20 area high schools came to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ for GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference.
![A student prepares hydroponic tubes for planting at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Salem Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/20221017_BC_220449_Salem%20Campus_321_0.jpg?VersionId=NFdTsBfwIUQNUldu0RoIhNdZuz.gabdd&h=10d202d3&itok=RX-TwXKR)
IN A FLASH: Pipes for Planting
Students at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Salem learn innovative ways of growing plants - without soil.
![T-shirts made by ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students displayed on a clothesline](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Clothesline%20Project%20Banner%20_resized.jpg?VersionId=wooh_QJxzhxwCCh6ttYfB83oawiB8LSq&h=e6f36a9c&itok=locSBh4w)
The Clothesline Project Helps Sexual Violence Survivors Heal
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services provided survivors of sexual or relationship violence the opportunity to heal by sharing their stories in a unique, visible way.
![A ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Army ROTC cadet salutes the American flag during the university’s 2021 Veterans Day Commemoration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/kent-state-university-veterans-day-ceremony-2021-3.jpg?VersionId=iUqep5RKnOw4mMY7NgvhlzIo6BGnVr5E&h=56d0ca2e&itok=3TSl_C3w)
Honoring All Those Who Serve: ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Holds Annual Veterans Day Observance
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus.
![Radiology students at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Salem Campus learn how to position patients for x-rays.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/20221017_BC_220449_Salem%20Campus_075_6.jpg?VersionId=LFh1DPSw0PwLGoXpmKyJsaDd4b_VREb4&h=10d202d3&itok=OrpNXEmt)
IN A FLASH: Getting the Inside Story
Radiology students at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Salem Campus receive practical, hands-on training.
![PR Student Izzy Stewart Registering Students to Vote](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/StudentVotingBanner.jpg?VersionId=tJBnJdJ_bqcenul9gvpxTmaFA3droxSU&h=e6f36a9c&itok=oD8xOj0g)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Students are Excited, Confused ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Upcoming Mid-Term ElectionÂ
Some ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students who are first time voters expressed excitement as they hurried to class or the library on Oct. 31, 2022, a week before the midterm elections. Other students said they were voting, but they had not registered to vote before the deadline in Ohio which was Oct. 11, 2022, for the Nov. 8, election.
![CAPS Building](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Caps2.jpg?VersionId=mBezNN6NRCZpNt3E4XPRPCAi7ekb6XGj&h=e6f36a9c&itok=PYnNtGgO)
Supporting Students by Listening Without Judgement
October marked Mental Health Awareness month at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ. Although October doesn't align with the National Health Observance calendar, it was chosen because the need for mental health support peaks during October, according to Recreation and Wellness Services.
![Vote Signs](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/voting%20signs.jpg?VersionId=BJdRwseN9yU9xkfhJIwJiYzJKcoSSe8c&h=57024e64&itok=Q5cVDu8P)
Polls Might Underestimate Republican Support in Ohio
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Today recently reached out to Michael Ensley, associate professor of Political Science, about what to watch for in the final weeks leading up to the November 8 election. Ensley sees the economy, immigration, crime and access to abortion as key issues for voters while also providing insight into polling.