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Volunteer to Help With First-Year Student Move-In

Monday, June 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Movers and Groovers is an annual volunteer event, sponsored by the Kent Interhall Council, that is designed to help first-year students move into their residence halls.

Annual Steam Shutdown Scheduled for May 12-19, 2013

Monday, June 18, 2012 - 12:00am

To facilitate long-term planning for some departments, �� is announcing that the annual steam shutdown will be from 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2013, through 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Steam will not be available on most of the campus. Many areas will not…

Ninth Annual AMETEK Tree City 5K for United Way of Portage County Set for July 7

Monday, June 18, 2012 - 12:00am

The ninth annual AMETEK Tree City 5K benefiting the United Way of Portage County will take place on Saturday, July 7. The race, which is part of the annual Kent Heritage Festival, raises funds for more than 40 health and human service programs in the community.

��'s Baseball Team Plays in College World Series

Monday, June 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Golden Flashes will play elimination game Monday, June 18, at 5 p.m. The �� baseball team (46-18) won in dramatic style June 11, as Derek Toadvine scored the game’s winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a one-out double by �� all-time hits leader…

Panelists Announced for Live Presentation of NPR’s Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!

Monday, June 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Panelists have been announced for a live presentation of NPR’s Peabody Award-winning Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! on Thursday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the State Theatre at Cleveland’s PlayhouseSquare.

100 Years of Progress in Kent, Ohio

Friday, June 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Watch �� and the city of Kent grow over the past 100 years in this time-lapse animation.

�� Professor Kimberly Peer Named Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association

Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Kimberly Peer, Ed.D., Athletic Training Education Program undergraduate and graduate coordinator and associate professor at ��, has been named a fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).

��'s Baseball Team Advances to College World Series

Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 12:00am

A dramatic one-out double by Jimmy Rider to score Derek Toadvine gave the Golden Flashes a 3-2 victory over Oregon in the Eugene Super Regional, hosted by the University of Oregon. Read more.

Community Groups Partner to Grow Local Food Economy in Portage County

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 12:00am

The Portage County Regional Planning Commission is spearheading an effort to connect local producers with local consumers through the creation of a food hub built around the aggregation, packaging and distribution of agricultural products. The goal of the project is to increase…

Liquid Crystal Research Earns �� Professor Outstanding Research and Scholar Award

Monday, June 11, 2012 - 04:34pm

�� faculty member in the Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program and Liquid Crystal Institute® Antal Jakli, Ph.D., received an Outstanding Research and Scholar Award for his liquid crystal research.