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Students raising their hands in a Bingo game

BINGO! Food Is the Prize and the Goal

Music, a cheering crowd and students shouting 鈥渂ingo!鈥 could be heard across the 天天吃瓜 Student Center on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Flash Activity Board (FAB) grocery bingo night created for fun and a good cause. 

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact

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Hotel evening view

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The 天天吃瓜 Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Tags: Town-Gown , downtown kent , Community Impact , University News , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , City of 天天吃瓜

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Fall 2023 Nursing sophomores White Coat Ceremony.

IN A FLASH: White Coats and Big Smiles

The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes. 

Tags: College of Nursing , Community & Society , Community Impact , Healthcare , In a Flash

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Pictured (from left to right) are Mary Kutchin, Tracey Motter, Erin Slay and Holly Ma.

天天吃瓜 State and University Hospitals Awarded $4 Million Grant to Develop an LPN-to-BSN Pathway, Further Nursing Education and Careers

Faculty researchers from 天天吃瓜鈥檚 College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP).  The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Community Impact , College of Nursing , Student Life

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barbie dolls grouped together

Barbie, Patriarchy and My Pink Hijab

Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and 天天吃瓜 and an associate professor of sociology at 天天吃瓜, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie鈥檚 influence on our culture today.

 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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A job fair at 天天吃瓜.

Need a job? Head to the Student Employment Fair

天天吃瓜鈥檚 Office of Career Exploration and Development is sponsoring a Student Employment Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for students looking for a job on the 天天吃瓜 Campus. 

Tags: Student Life , Organizational Sustainability , Community Impact

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CPR training

Would You Be Ready in an Emergency? Quick Actions Can Save a Life

天天吃瓜 Registrar Chris Dorsten and Assistant Registrar Adrianne Woods saved the life of a person who suffered cardiac arrest in Schwartz Hall over the summer.

Tags: Health , University News , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Police Services

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Pres. Diacon and 天天吃瓜 State Cheerleaders at the 2023 K

IN A FLASH: Underscoring the "K"

President Diacon added his support as the  Class of 2027 formed the "K" on Centennial Field.

Tags: University News , Student Life , KSU Kickoff , Freshmen , Community Impact , In a Flash

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Scene from Summer Commencement 2023

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023

天天吃瓜 State's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

Tags: Class of 2023 , University News , Community Impact , Student Life , Community & Society , Commencement , In a Flash

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