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Voter Registration Event 2023

Grab a Beignet and Free T-Shirt at Sept. 17 Flashes Vote Fest

The Flashes Vote Festival on Sept. 17 on Risman Plaza is presented by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Undergraduate Student Government as a fun way to engage student voters, share voting information, get Flashes registered to vote.

Tags: Elections, Voting, Undergraduate Student Government, Students First, Kent Student Center, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life, University News, student athlete, President Todd Diacon, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Athletics, Town-Gown, downtown kent

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Keri Richmond '17 Photographed by Melissa Olson

Alumna Views Foster Care Advocacy Through an Olympic Lens

Alumna Keri Richmond knew after her first semester that she wanted to do more for communities, especially foster children. In a recent op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch, Richmond connected her experience in foster care to Simone Biles in light of her Olympic comeback.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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Myron Lard

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Alumnus Leads Crucial Research on East Palestine Train Derailment

Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.

Tags: Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Works, Research & Science, Community Impact, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry, Division of Research

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2024 Fall Food Truck Series

Fall Food Truck Series Returns to Risman Plaza

For several weeks, in the fall and spring, University Culinary Services invites a selection of local food trucks to offer their tasty treats on Risman Plaza each Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tags: Fall Semester, Student Life, University Culinary Services, Fork in the Road!, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences

Professor Wins Murrow Award for Podcast Series

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences was recently honored with two awards for her exceptional contributions on the Evergreen Podcasts and NPR Ideastream podcast , an impactful exploration of the health and well-being of Black women in Cleveland.

Tags: Community & Society, Diverse Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹, Community Impact

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Aeronautics Expo

Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun For All Ages

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Tags: Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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New Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Votes Banner

Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged

The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections. 

Tags: Voting, Elections, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, University News, Students First, May 4, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Athletics

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White Coat Ceremony Kent Campus 2024

IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats

Second-year nursing students at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program. 

Tags: College of Nursing, Health care, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Community & Society

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two images, a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper airplane and a robot dog.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun for All Ages

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact, Aeronautics, Engineering

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Props-4-Paws donation of food and supplies to Humane Society of Summit County in 2018

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Alumni Charity Props-4-Paws Raises Funds For Local Animal Shelters

At the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport, two alumni are proving that the sky's not the limit when it comes to helping animals in need.

Tags: Alumni, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact

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