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Flashes of Pride 2023 Photo Session

‘Represented and Proud’

This week began the annual photo shoot for the Flashes of Pride Poster, which features the faces, names, sexual identity and majors of some of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s LGBTQ+ community and allies.  

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society

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Hotel evening view

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Tags: Town-Gown, downtown kent, Main Street ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Community Impact, University News, Community & Society, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Hotel and Conference Center, Organizational Sustainability

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Graphic for International Overdose Awareness Day

Learn the Signs of an Overdose and How to Help

The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus will be one of four locations offering free Narcan education from the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Health Department on Aug. 31. To help raise awareness about overdoses in Portage County, Open United Recovery (OUR) Place, the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Health Department and Brightview ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Addiction Center will distribute free resources and educational materials.

Tags: Community & Society, Students First

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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: ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï College of Nursing, Community & Society, Health care, Community Impact

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

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and University Hospitals Awarded $4 Million Grant to Develop an LPN-to-BSN Pathway, Further Nursing Education and Careers

Faculty researchers from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s 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, Students First, Community Impact, College of Nursing, University Hospitals

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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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï and an associate professor of sociology at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie’s influence on our culture today.

 

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

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Scene from Summer Commencement 2023

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

Tags: Class of 2023, Summer Commencement, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

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Hospitality students in the DI Hub.

Supporting Hospitality’s Next Generation

A scholarship funded through the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Hotel and Conference Center benefits students in ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's Hospitality Management program. 

Tags: Community Impact, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Hotel and Conference Center, Hospitality Management, DI Hub, Community & Society, Internships, scholarships, School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Students painting The Rock.

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Happy Anniversary to The Rock!

For more than a century, "The Rock" on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.

Tags: The Rock, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

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