eInside - Week of Nov. 19, 2018
![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 11 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ staff members with the President’s Award of Distinction. Here, Ken Ditlevson, director of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s LGBTQ Student Center, is surprised with his award. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 11 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ staff members with the President’s Award of Distinction. Here, Ken Ditlevson, director of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s LGBTQ Student Center, is surprised with his award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20FEATURE%20-%20Presidents%20Awards.jpg%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=MwLgmzAcqXTfsh8VqGF3dciTSALaChyF&h=e6f36a9c&itok=fu-qSftp)
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 11 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ staff members with the President’s Award of Distinction. President Warren made surprise visits to each recipient’s office with a hearty congratulations and a check for $1,500.
![The 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign is a monthlong event, providing an expanded timeframe for giving, additional giving options and more occasions to have gifts matched. The 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign is a monthlong event, providing an expanded timeframe for giving, additional giving options and more occasions to have gifts matched.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIAL%20FEATURE%20-%20Giving%20Tuesday%20eInside%20Photo.jpg?VersionId=E1pMp_0k_igh3Vu9tpLl6LSPihSB10S7&h=e6f36a9c&itok=irLv0Wnq)
Like last year, Giving Tuesday 2018 is a monthlong event through November, providing an expanded timeframe for giving, additional giving options and more occasions to have gifts matched.
![President Beverly J. Warren delivers the 2018 State of the University Address. President Beverly J. Warren delivers the 2018 State of the University Address.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/State%20of%20the%20University.jpg?VersionId=zSd8LfcOAF7Mf_Et69plfCOKiulj16dc&h=e6f36a9c&itok=YAcj9H03)
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Beverly J. Warren delivers the 2018 State of the University Address.
![Flash's Professional Closet provides accessibility to fashion. Flash's Professional Closet provides accessibility to fashion.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Mendi-%26-Rose.jpg?VersionId=4XDMjZwOvUL.vY8ECmBSN3zOOobbvD2D&h=e6f36a9c&itok=IqPUudYJ)
Mendi Sample, who will graduate with her bachelor's degree from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Stark in the spring, was born blind, but she still cares about fashion. And she knows that finding an accessible place for professional clothing gives her an edge come graduation day.
![Coming from a difficult home life, Diamond Lauderdale had many challenges ahead of her in obtaining a college education. But through Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s EXCEL program, she has found academic success – and a new home. Coming from a difficult home life, Diamond Lauderdale had many challenges ahead of her in obtaining a college education. But through Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s EXCEL program, she has found academic success – and a new home.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPEC%20FEAT%20Photo%20of%20Diamond%20Lauderdale.jpg?VersionId=k1PgjnDJ5OT7wBiFh3b02Uwne2tlsNWb&h=e6f36a9c&itok=pYn21SGG)
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