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Spring flowers

IN A FLASH: Flashes of Spring

Blooming flowers and budding trees herald the annual green up on campus in spring semester.

Tags: Spring Semester , Grounds , University Facilities Management , University News , Nationally Distinctive , Kent Campus , May 4

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Kaleigh McGreal Spring

‘This is Going to be My Crunch Time Right Now’

A soon-to-be °µÍø½ûÇø graduate has had a busy semester preparing for the School of Fashion's Annual Fashion Show and job hunting after graduation.

Tags: College of the Arts , School of Fashion , Student Life , Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive

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2024 KSU Flight Team

IN A FLASH: Taking to the Skies

Last year, the The °µÍø½ûÇø Flight Team brought home an impressive collection of competition trophies and the pilots are is ready to take flight to bring in even more wins this year.

Tags: Precision Flight Team , Competitions , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , College of Aeronautics and Engineering , Aeronautics , °µÍø½ûÇø Airport

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May 4 Memorial and daffodils

Forging a Connection Between May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980

A year ago, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, a literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, was concluding his time as a visiting professor at °µÍø½ûÇø with one goal in mind: Create an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration , Global Reach , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Global Presence , School of Peace and Conflict Studies

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The First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees free speech.

Rights, Free Speech and Protest at °µÍø½ûÇø

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s School of Peace and Conflict Studies and School of Communication Studies has organized a panel discussion to talk about free speech and protest on campus to educate students about their rights and responsibilities.

Tags: Student Life , May 4 , Students First , Nationally Distinctive , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , School of Communication Studies

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Chris Post, Ph.D., professor of geography at °µÍø½ûÇø at Stark, will serve as the 2024 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.

Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of °µÍø½ûÇø Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting â€œDeveloping and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at °µÍø½ûÇøâ€ as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , Department of Geography , °µÍø½ûÇø at Stark , University Libraries , Regional Campuses

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Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Wick Poetry Center.

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Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at °µÍø½ûÇø. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , University News , Risman Plaza , Total Solar Eclipse , Community & Society , Community Impact

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The °µÍø½ûÇø library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Flash of Darkness: °µÍø½ûÇø Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to °µÍø½ûÇø on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.

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