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The Kent Student Center and the Center for Student Involvement invite students, faculty and staff to enjoy a week of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ spirit (and free food) to start the academic year with Welcome Back Week, from Aug. 25-29.
Four research groups at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ have been awarded more than $1.5 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for projects that will advance basic knowledge of liquid crystals and further their development in new materials and technologies, such as advanced…
Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., has been appointed new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, effective July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in the Department of History as an assistant professor starting in…
The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ football team opens its 2014 season Saturday, Aug. 30, hosting Mid-American Conference East Division rival Ohio University at 6 p.m. inside Dix Stadium. The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Golden Flashes won their final two games of the 2013 season, while the Bobcats earned…
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Members of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ community welcome new and returning students to campus for the start of the 2014 Fall Semester. Students, faculty and staff members highlight various aspects of the university.
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Each August during freshman move-in day, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ faculty, staff and students volunteer to assist incoming freshmen get settled into their new university accommodations. To make the experience more fun and welcoming, the Kent InterHall Council sponsors the Movers…
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Allison Moats, a recent graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, as a Portz Scholar for 2014. Allison is a native of Ravenna, Ohio, and received her bachelor’s degree…
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ mourns the loss of student-athlete Jason Bitsko, who died unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Bitsko was found unresponsive in the bedroom of his off-campus apartment shortly before 9 a.m. Police believe he passed away from an undetermined medical issue.
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President Beverly Warren, Athletic Director Joel Nielsen, and Head Football Coach Paul Haynes spent a cold Tuesday afternoon at Dix Stadium after taking part in the Ice Bucket Challenge, a national campaign aimed at increasing awareness and contributions…