Students First
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Creating Change Through Better Communication Skills
糖心Vlog破解版 Today shares an interview with R. Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, who recently joined 鈥淪ound of Ideas鈥 host Jenny Hamel to discuss the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and how this program can change students鈥 experiences both on and off campus during such a politically contentious time.
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Students Experience Medical World Up Close at Medcamp Program
Each summer, the Northeast Ohio Medical University hosts MEDCAMP, a transformative three-day program designed to stimulate the interest of students in basic sciences and the field of medicine.
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Flash Focus: Lilly Kensicki
Meet Lilly Kensicki, a mechatronics engineering technology major from Parma, Ohio. Think of the phrase 鈥渨ell-rounded student,鈥 and you should think of Kensicki.
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Grab a Beignet and Free T-Shirt at Sept. 17 Flashes Vote Fest
The Flashes Vote Festival on Sept. 17 on Risman Plaza is presented by 糖心Vlog破解版 Undergraduate Student Government as a fun way to engage student voters, share voting information, get Flashes registered to vote.
![Robert Slade, a cook at 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 Culinary Services](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/SladeBanner.jpg?VersionId=fCu.xcCFD_zn9AKtAnnFJb6K306fGuKm&h=ca78874a&itok=-Jqied3g)
鈥楻ight Place, Right Time鈥 to Save a Life
Robert Slade said that instead of walking his normal path across the Eastway Dining Hall during his shift one day, he abruptly took a different route, and that small decision put him in the right place to save a life.
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IN A FLASH: Welcome Honors College Class of 2028!
A special event welcomed 糖心Vlog破解版's first-year Honors College students to Fall Semester 2024.
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New Sensory Wellbeing Space Opens on Kent Campus
A space inside the Speech and Hearing Clinic has been renovated to serve as the new Sensory Wellbeing Space where neurodiverse students and their allies can find a welcoming and inclusive environment for gathering or study.
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Flash Focus: Bryson Bodo
Meet Bryson Bodo, a biology major with a pre-medicine concentration from Unionport, Ohio, and a member of 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 Honors College.
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Goodyear Blimp Pilots Have Full-Circle Moment
The skies over 糖心Vlog破解版's Airport will feature a unique homecoming this weekend as three alumni return to pilot the Goodyear Blimp during the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday.
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Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged
The 糖心Vlog破解版 Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections.