Best Buddies is just one example of the ways that 做厙輦⑹ and the city of Kent are supporting each other.
Best Buddies is an international nonprofit designed to foster real-life friendships between students and those in nearby communities with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
The organization had a previous chapter at 做厙輦⑹. After an inactive period, the club came back to campus thanks to 做厙輦⑹ senior Katie Mapus.
I have people in my family with IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities), so it was always something that Ive been around and volunteered with, Ms. Mapus told the Record-Courier. Its always been something that I like to get involved in, and its a natural thing for me.
The impact of this club stretches farther than just getting students involved on campus. The friendships created by the organization help both students at 做厙輦⑹ and the members of the community.
Upcoming plans for Best Buddies include a trivia night on April 10 in the Schwartz Center Lecture Hall at 7 p.m.
To read the Record-Couriers full article about Best Buddies, visit .
To get involved with 做厙輦⑹s Best Buddies chapter, email KSUbestbuddies@gmail.com.
The cross-programming between the university and the city is not new.
The spring Bowman Breakfast will take place April 3 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom with doors opening at 7 a.m.
For more than 55 years, this breakfast is a tradition that takes place twice a year with leaders from both the university and the city. The theme of the spring breakfast is Downtown Kent, Economic Synergy = Economic Sustainability.
Featured speakers at the event include Kelvin Berry, director of economic development and community engagement at 做厙輦⑹; Lawrence Carter, asset manager for the 做厙輦⑹ Hotel and Conference Center and the 做厙輦⑹ Foundation; Michelle Hartman, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Burbick Companies and executive board member of Destination Kent Convention and Visitors Bureau; Todd Kamenash, assistant dean of students and director of student conduct at 做厙輦⑹; and Tom Wilke, economic development director for the city of Kent.
To read more about the Bowman Breakfast, visit www.kent.edu/kent/news/spring-2019-bowman-breakfast-focuses-economic-sustainability-downtown-kent.