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Nursing students learn about muscle structure at the Twinsburg Academic Center

IN A FLASH: Building Muscle Memory

Kent State’s College of Nursing offers programs on five of the university’s eight campuses. 

Tags: Kent State University at Geauga, College of Nursing, Community & Society, Community Impact, Students First

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UCM Student Workers with Flash

Kent State Puts the ‘Friends’ in Friendsgiving

In every Kent State University video commercial there are students. Students are the face of Kent State. But students do more than participate as talent in front of the camera. They help plan, record and edit these videos. And let us say, these videos take longer than you think to create.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Diverse Kent State, Students First, Community Impact

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The Dec. 2, 2022 fire at the former Star of the West mill complex.

Mill Fire in Downtown Kent Remains Under Investigation

The cause of a fire that burned for two days last week at the historic Star of the West mill complex remains undetermined. 

Tags: Community & Society, University News, Community Impact

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Linda Hoeptner-Poling, Ph.D, Associate Professor in Art Education

‘Students Are Who We Serve'

Linda Hoeptner Poling’s “student-centered” attitude is what led to her receiving recognition from her students and ultimately the Distinguished Teaching Award.

Tags: University News, Students First, Community Impact

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A student browses the recent book sale held by Kent State University Press.

Kent State University Press Is a Bookworm’s Delight

The Kent State University Press publishes dozens of titles each year, from crime fiction and poetry to history and biographies, all of which make for great holiday gift giving. 

“We’ve had a stellar lineup of titles for 2022, including two books with KSU's Wick Poetry Center: ‘Dear Vaccine,’ which was featured on the PBS NewsHour, and ‘Sister Tongue,’ winner of the Wick Poetry Award,” said Julia Wiesenberg, marketing and sales manager for The Kent State University Press. 

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Dancers rehearse for "Dance '22: Shifting Landscapes"

IN A FLASH: Dancers Take Flight

"Dance '22: Shifting Landscapes" has performances Dec. 2-4 on the Kent Campus.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, School of Theatre and Dance

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Homeslice Pizzeria Employees

Get a Slice of the Action! Homeslice Pizzeria is Here

Get a slice of the action at Homeslice Pizzeria, the newest edition to the Hub in the Kent Student Center.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Students First, Community Impact

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Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., (top left) assistant professor at Kent State Stark Campus, took part in a spring break trip to Mexico with students to study sustainable agricultural practices.

Stark Campus Professor Looks for Ways to Support Stark County Businesses

Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., assistant professor of Management and Information Systems at Kent State University’s Stark Campus recently was featured in The Repository, Canton, Ohio newspaper for her work on promoting business ideas to help the local economy. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Profiles, Community Impact

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Ceramics on Display

Ceramics Exhibit Open in the School of Art Collections and Galleries

Current and former faculty and alumni have featured art pieces in the new exhibit Now and Then: Seven Decades of Kent State Ceramics. The exhibit focuses on former faculty, notable alumni and a juried selection of alumni from the 70-year history of the Kent State Ceramics Program.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community Impact

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The Kent State Farmers Market at the DI Hub

Final Farmers’ Market of Fall

Shop the final Kent State Farmers’ Market of Fall today at the DI Hub.

Tags: Organizational Sustainability, University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact

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