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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art

IN A FLASH: Meeting at The Met

Students from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ New York City Fashion gained inspiration from a visit to New York's Metropolitian Museum of Art.

Tags: School of Fashion, NYC Fashion, Students First, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact, Global Reach

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1922 Faculty Collage

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: 1922-1923’s Faculty Roster Includes Many Names Familiar Today

After decades of dedications, the list of buildings names on campus reads like a faculty roster from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Normal College in 1922-23. 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Flu vaccines are being offered.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s DeWeese Health Center is offering three flu shot clinics for students, faculty, and staff to get protected for the 2023-2024 flu season on Sept. 8, Sept. 15 and Sept. 26.

Tags: University News, Health, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability, University Health Services

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Planes flying at the Cleveland Airshow

Capturing the Power of the Cleveland Air Show

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ staffer Michael Gershe captured the power of the Cleveland National Air Show this weekend with his photography.

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Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

'I feel that I can really offer that empathy'

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

Tags: College of Arts & Sciences, Community Impact, LGBTQ+, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Student Life, Community & Society, Profiles, Class of 2023

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The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ team of students and employees who will support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training stand outside Lowry Hall, home of the university’s College of Public Health, for a group photo.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Public Health Faculty Awarded Grant to Prepare Teachers and School Personnel to Connect Students With Mental Health Resources

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training, a collaborative project that will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, College of Public Health, Center for Public Policy and Health, Mental Health Awareness

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Flashes of Pride 2023 Photo Session

‘Represented and Proud’

This week began the annual photo shoot for the Flashes of Pride Poster, which features the faces, names, sexual identity and majors of some of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s LGBTQ+ community and allies.  

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½

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Hotel evening view

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Tags: Town-Gown, downtown kent, Main Street Kent, Community Impact, University News, Community & Society, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Hotel and Conference Center, Organizational Sustainability

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Graphic for International Overdose Awareness Day

Learn the Signs of an Overdose and How to Help

The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Kent Campus will be one of four locations offering free Narcan education from the Kent Health Department on Aug. 31. To help raise awareness about overdoses in Portage County, Open United Recovery (OUR) Place, the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County, Kent Health Department and Brightview Kent Addiction Center will distribute free resources and educational materials.

Tags: Community & Society, Students First

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Fall 2023 Nursing sophomores White Coat Ceremony.

IN A FLASH: White Coats and Big Smiles

The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes. 

Tags: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ College of Nursing, Community & Society, Health care, Community Impact

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