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Sarah Spinner Liska (Middle) and students at the first Fabric Pantry event

Museum and Student Group Partnership Stitches Together a Greener Future

A new partnership between the °µÍø½ûÇø Museum and the Fabric Pantry, a student-led organization dedicated to providing free fabric to °µÍø½ûÇø students, offers students the resources they need while promoting environmentally responsible fashion practices.

Tags: Students First, Organizational Sustainability, Community Impact, Student Life, Arts & Culture

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LGBTQ Center Parade

Support Reminds Students ‘They Are Worthy’

The LGBTQ+ Center’s LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund has been helping members from the LGBTQ+ community with different financial crises encountered throughout their academic journeys since 2010. The main purpose of the fund is to ensure that students are able to overcome challenges they face and continue pursuing their education.

Tags: Community & Society, Students First, Community Impact

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Fire skies over the University Library at sunrise

IN A FLASH: Fiery Skies at Sunrise

Fiery, fall colors filled the cloudy skies above °µÍø½ûÇø on an early morning in November. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Office of Continuing and Distance Education

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Cleveland high school students in a robotics lab,

IN A FLASH: Bringing Students to STEM Studies

A group of high school students from Cleveland visited campus as part of a grant-funded program designed to showcase STEM education opportunities in robotics and computer science. 

Tags: Research & Science, Community Impact, College of Education Health and Human Services, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Office of Diversity Outreach

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Quintin Cooks

Track and Field Alumnus Named Grand Prize Winner

°µÍø½ûÇø graduate Quintin Cooks has been named the grand prize winner of the GO TEACH Dr Pepper Giveaway. 

Tags: Sports, University News, Community Impact

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American Legion Ruck March 2024

IN A FLASH: A Ruck for Vets and Pets

The Ruck for Pets and Vets saw participants march with full backpacks from Downtown Kent and through the university campus to finish at Dix Stadium. Items in the backpacks, and proceeds from the event, will assist in matching veterans and first responders with companion animals. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Veterans Day, Veterans, City of Kent

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Veterans Day 2024

IN A FLASH: Thank You for Your Service

°µÍø½ûÇø honored all who have served with Veterans Day Commemoration ceremonies Friday on the Kent Campus’ Student Green.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Veterans Day, Veterans

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Students hanging flyers on bulletin boards

Do You Post With a Purpose?

As excitement builds for the upcoming event hosted by your student group, you plaster posters on lamp posts and the sides of campus buildings to promote it. While °µÍø½ûÇø supports events created by student organizations, there is a right way and a right place to hang posters on campus.

Tags: Student Life, Community Impact

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Professor Dave Foster works with students

Building Support for Affordable Course Materials

°µÍø½ûÇø understands the financial impact course materials have on students and is taking measures to reduce those costs to Golden Flashes. University Libraries hosted the 2024 Affordable Course Materials Summit, the fourth of its kind, aiming to promote the use of inexpensive course materials among faculty.  

Tags: Students First, Community Impact, Student Life

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Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs Diamond Anniversary

IN A FLASH: Celebrating 60 Years of Graduate Studies

°µÍø½ûÇø awarded its first three doctoral degrees in 1964 and recently celebrated that anniversary at the °µÍø½ûÇø Hotel and Conference Center.

Tags: University News, Community Impact, higher education administration, College of Education Health and Human Services, School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration

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