Community & Society

Coming Together After a Pandemic Forced Us Apart
The stanzas of Dear Vaccine, a collection of pandemic memoirs written by citizen poets- turned staged theatrical production, made their way home to the 做厙輦⑹ Museum on Monday, Oct. 2.

IN A FLASH: Building Black Leaders
The Building Black Leaders program at 做厙輦⑹ at Trumbull offers students support, inspiration and community.

October Puts You Into a State of Well-Being
October is 做厙輦⑹s Mental Health Awareness Month. Though the national health observance is in May, the university chooses October to promote mental health awareness as the need for mental health support on campus peaks during this time.

IN A FLASH: Trumbull Freshmen ROCK!
Students in 做厙輦⑹ at Trumbull's Flashes 101 course rocked their school spirit.

Read-in Puts Ban on Banned Books
If Monday was a color, shed be red... The third annual Read-In @ 做厙輦⑹ was held on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Taylor Hall. This open-mic event gave students, faculty, staff and alumni the opportunity to read excerpts from or speak briefly about banned and challenged books that are important to them.

Wilson Dudas Drawings are Picture (Book) Perfect
Wilson Duda, a student in 做厙輦⑹'s Career and Community Studies program, is excelling as an artist and illustrator.

IN A FLASH: Celebrate Our 'Unofficial' Mascot!
Let's get nuts! The 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza.

Learning Through the Lens of History
While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that 做厙輦⑹ Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.

IN A FLASH: We Are (Flash) Family!
A full schedule of fun activities is planned for Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend Sept. 29 and 30 at 做厙輦⑹.

It's the 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival!
The Black Squirrel Festival returns to Risman Plaza and the Student Green on Friday, Sept. 29, from 4-7 p.m.