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Teal Tuesdays Photo

IN A FLASH: Teal Tuesdays in April

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and 做厙輦⑹'s Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS) has a schedule of activities to promote awareness and understanding. Wearing teal on Teal Tuesdays is a way to show support. 

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Holi 2024

The Festival of Love, Colors and Spring

In late March, groups of Indian students on campus celebrated the popular and significant Hindu festival of Holi. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Global Reach, Global Impact, Community & Society, International Students, India, Student Organizations, University Culinary Services

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Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of 做厙輦⑹'s Women's Center.

Advancing the Cause of Equity at 做厙輦⑹

Despite her multitude of duties as a director of 做厙輦⑹s Womens Center, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby remains focused on one key mission: Keeping the center open and relevant. Womens centers are not always thought of as necessary since women are in the majority now, she said.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Profiles, Community Impact, Students First

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Leadership Portage County tours the DI Hub

IN A FLASH: Providing Insight into Innovation

Community leaders toured 做厙輦⑹'s DI Hub to learn about how the university fosters innovation and collaboration across campus and across disciplines. 

Tags: DI Hub, Design Innovation, Community & Society, Community Impact, Office of University Outreach and Engagement

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Art from Graphic Content exhibition

A Closer Look at Graphic Content

Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center, provides an up close look at some of the items in the center's "Graphic Content: The Comics of May 4" exhibition.  She also share stories about the art and the artists that created it.  

Tags: May 4, Arts & Culture, Alumni, May 4 Visitors Center, Community & Society, taylor hall, Nationally Distinctive

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Meghan Schwind Banner

'They can do anything and be anything'

As a spouse, a mother and a member of 做厙輦⑹'s LGBTQ+ community, Meghan Schwind shares her thoughts for Women's History Month on challenges women face and her hopes for rising generations of women.

Tags: Women's History Month, Gen Z, Community & Society, Community Impact, Profiles

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Dress up for Downs 2024 Fashion Event

IN A FLASH: Dressing up for Downs

Dress Up for Downs, a 做厙輦⑹ student organization recently held its 8th annual fashion show fundraiser . The event, themed "Hollywood Heroes," featured a runway show with designs by 做厙輦⑹ fashion design students and raised over $3000 for the Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Dress up for Downs, Student Organizations, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact, Fashion School, College of the Arts

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Salary Negotiation Workshop

Fighting the Salary Gap With Confidence

Students filed into the conference room in the Williamson House on Friday, March 15, to learn about how to negotiate pay and combat the gender wage gap.

Tags: Students First, Student Life, Community & Society

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kent campus building sign

Upholding the Freedom of Expression While Practicing Kindness and Respect

Spring semesters on university campuses are marked by heightened social and political awareness and activities. With 做厙輦⑹s roots as a champion of free speech and student activism, President Todd Diacon is reminding the university community of our commitment to freedom of expression as a core value guiding our work.  

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