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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

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.

Tags: Risman Plaza , Kent Student Center , University News , Nationally Distinctive , Parents and Families Weekend , Black Squirrel Festival , Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact , City of Kent , downtown kent , Center for Student Involvement

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The °µÍø½ûÇø 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 , °µÍø½ûÇø Hotel and Conference Center , Organizational Sustainability

New 'Flashes First Thursday' welcomes students to explore our vibrant college town

The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown Kent a fun place to visit.

Tags: Town-Gown , downtown kent , City of Kent , Center for Student Involvement , Office of University Outreach and Engagement , Main Street Kent , °µÍø½ûÇø Athletics , Community Impact , Students First , Community & Society , Student Life , Welcome Back Week

Shaping Town-Gown Relations: PR Students’ Work Has Real Impact for University, City

°µÍø½ûÇø public relations seniors helped lay the groundwork for future partnerships between the university and the city of Kent. And today, many of their ideas are coming to life.  Students in the Media and Journalism capstone course Public Relations Campaigns (taught by Professor Michele Ew…

Tags: jargon , january jargon , Public Relations , University Outreach and Engagement , downtown kent , school of media and journalism

°µÍø½ûÇø Professor Earns Main Street Kent's Volunteer of the Year Award

°µÍø½ûÇø Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award by Main Street Kent during the organization’s annual awards celebration. Main Street Kent is a nonprofit organization focused on the revitalization of downtown Kent and is an affili…

Tags: Geography , College of Arts and Sciences , Maps , downtown kent

°µÍø½ûÇø Helps the City of Kent Rank Among Best Midwestern Towns for Young Adults Seeking Jobs

The city of Kent is among the top ten best cities for millenials looking for work, according to www.nerdwallet.com, an online financial and industry resource. Kent ranks in 9th place. NerdWallet highlights the location of °µÍø½ûÇø, as well as attractive employment options for young r…

Tags: City of Kent , Town-Gown , downtown kent

Esplanade Extension Opens Franklin Hall to New Prominence

Franklin Hall and its surrounding Hilltop Drive neighbors are witnessing an astonishing physical transformation, thanks to the new °µÍø½ûÇø Esplanade extension. When completed in August, the Esplanade extension will link the western edge of campus with the newly revitalized Kent busines…

Tags: downtown kent , Franklin Hall