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Students walking across Risman Plaza.

On Feb. 26, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University notified the Kent Campus community about an unverified threat at Kent Hall that was deemed to be not credible. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ is not alone. Schools and institutions across the country have been receiving false threats.

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Rain on fall leaves, by Vance Voyles

A photo submitted by a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Today reader captures the small-scale beauty found on campus in fall. 

CPR training

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Registrar Chris Dorsten and Assistant Registrar Adrianne Woods saved the life of a person who suffered cardiac arrest in Schwartz Hall over the summer.

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Sgt, Ann Spahr, K-9 Salem and Mialie Szymanski

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Police Department's K-9 program. 

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police officer Vance Voyles

When he’s not working to keep the Kent Campus safe, police officer Vance Voyles can be found in the classroom where he works as an adjunct professor teaching Story for Film for the digital media production major in the School of Media and Journalism within the College of Communication and Information. 

Photo of the members of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police Department

The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Police Department was recently awarded national accreditation for the ninth time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. in the Law Enforcement program. The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police Department was first accredited in 1991.

Photo of the members of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police Department

The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Police Department is scheduled for a virtual assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services.

Patrick Tomaswick meets with one of his heroes, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police Officer Joe Knotek

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University police officer.

Dean Tondiglia (right), Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while Kent Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.

Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.