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×ÔοÊÓÆµ transgender student Emily Grubb (left) stands with Ken Ditlevson, director of the university’s LGBTQ Student Center. The LGBTQ Student Center is located on the lower level of the Kent Student Center.

Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at ×ÔοÊÓÆµ

For transgender students like Emily Grubb, ×ÔοÊÓÆµ is home. Grubb and other students have found an inclusive, welcoming environment that offers resources for the transgender community.

Tags: Student Life , Office of the University Architect , Facilities Planning and Operations , Division of Finance and Administration , Division of Student Life

Kent Campus

Case.MD helps make emergency medicine more convenient and safe.

Students Turn Smartphone Cases Into Lifesaving Medical Devices

With the help of LaunchNET ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, three students have created smartphone cases that contain vital medication. Wherever your smartphone goes, so does the medication.

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Kent Campus

Deneen Penn, a ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Trumbull sophomore, is Miss Collegiate Ohio 2017

Miss Collegiate Ohio Preps for National Stage

Deneen Penn, a ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Trumbull sophomore, is Miss Collegiate Ohio 2017

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×ÔοÊÓÆµ Student Takes Steps to Stand United at Women’s March on Washington

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Student Takes Steps to Stand United at Women’s March on Washington

×ÔοÊÓÆµ's Julia Ryan heads to Washington D.C. to stand up for women's rights.

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Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a ×ÔοÊÓÆµ student who currently serves as president of the ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Selected as a Military Friendly School for Eighth Consecutive Year

For an eighth consecutive year, ×ÔοÊÓÆµ has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.  Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur®. M…

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×ÔοÊÓÆµ Student Shares Secrets to Saving Money on Textbooks

The Akron Beacon Journal talks with a ×ÔοÊÓÆµ senior about how she has saved money since her freshman year.

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Homework Takes on a New Meaning for ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Trumbull Student

Sam Olson makes her final year in the Veterinary Technology program a memorable one.

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Taste of Home Winner

Taste of Home Competition Announces Winning Recipe

Taste of Home Recipe Winner

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×ÔοÊÓÆµ Students Form New Autism Student Organization

Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability.

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×ÔοÊÓÆµ Students Form New Autism Student Organization

Video: Thursdays at Rosie's

Rosie's Diner is the only 24-hour dining facility on the Kent Campus. This video follows a work shift during the diner's busiest time of the week – Thursday nights!

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