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Ken Ditlevson and others decorating the Main Street Bridge for Rainbow Weekend

'A Supportive Community Makes It a Lot Easier'

Students coming to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and, for some of them, living away from home for the first time can struggle with the transition. The transition can even be more difficult for LGBTQ+ students, particularly for those who have recently "come out." Ken Ditlevson, director of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s LGBTQ+ Center, talks about the many resources available at Kent to support them.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Center, LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ Studies, City of Kent, Main Street Kent, Honors College, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Town-Gown, downtown kent

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Volunteers decorating the Rainbow Main Street Bridge

It's a Rainbow Week at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½!

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and the city of Kent encourage people to attend any of the LGBTQ+ events on campus and downtown this week. 

Tags: LGBTQ+ Center, Main Street Kent, downtown kent, City of Kent, Town-Gown, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Honors College

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Hundreds of locks fastened to Kent's Main Street Bridge

IN A FLASH: Kent's 'Locks of Love'

Kent's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

Tags: Student Life, City of Kent, downtown kent, Town-Gown, Community Impact, Community & Society

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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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Main Street

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

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Dean Tondiglia (right), ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while Kent Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.

City of Kent Partners With ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and UH to Launch New Lifesaving Tool

Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

Tags: Community & Society, Health, Department of Public Safety, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Police Services, Town-Gown

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students explore downtown Kent.

Spring 2019 Bowman Breakfast Focuses on Economic Sustainability of Downtown Kent

For more than 55 years, leaders from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and the city of Kent have met over breakfast to foster successful collaboration between the university and the city.

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Fall 2018 Bowman Breakfast to Reflect on 100 Years of Homecoming at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President Beverly J. Warren, emeritus artist and educator of Pan-African Studies E. Timothy Moore and head football coach Sean Lewis will serve as the guest speakers at the fall 2018 Bowman Breakfast.

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