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Student activism on display at ×ÔοÊÓÆµ.

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Experiences Day of Activism

×ÔοÊÓÆµ students exercised their freedom of speech rights on Tuesday, April 16, with opposing speakers appearing on campus the same day.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Akron AIDS Collaborative, partner of "Creating an Augmented Reality Digital Health Hub to Improve HIV/AIDS Resource Support for LGBTQ+ Individuals Within and Around Akron, Ohio"

Bettering Communities One Initiative at a Time

The University Research Council recently selected winners of the Bettering Communities Pilot Grants, a prestigious award aimed at fostering initiatives that advance research while benefiting local communities.  

Tags: Research & Science , Community Impact

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Cemetery Calling

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling

Cemetery Calling, the newest play by ×ÔοÊÓÆµ alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024. 

Tags: Theatre , Eric Mansfield , University Communications and Marketing , Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Judge Kani Hightower

Making the Local Justice System Easier to Access

Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge Kani H. Hightower is on a mission to make the justice system in Summit County, Ohio, more accessible for underprivileged and underrepresented citizens. Whether it’s related to transportation challenges or helping them sort through the red tape of documentation, Hightower, a ×ÔοÊÓÆµ graduate, is creating solutions to streamline the process for Summit County residents.

Tags: ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Works , Community Impact , alumni-news , Government/Public Service , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Humanities

Alumni and Giving

Her Week Graphic

It's Her Week at ×ÔοÊÓÆµ

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus ×ÔοÊÓÆµ presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

Tags: Student Organizations , Community Impact , Community & Society , Student Life , University Libraries , ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Museum , May 4 Visitors Center , Kent Student Center

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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 ×ÔοÊÓÆµâ€™s Wick Poetry Center.

Tags: University News , Arts & Culture , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , 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 ×ÔοÊÓÆµ. 

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

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

Flash of Darkness: ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to ×ÔοÊÓÆµ 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.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society , Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Design Innovation

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×ÔοÊÓÆµ mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  ×ÔοÊÓÆµ has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

Tags: Total Solar Eclipse , University News , Nationally Distinctive , Research & Science , Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact , downtown kent , Main Street Kent , City of Kent

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