Community Impact

Students in a kayak on the Cuyahoga River

Taking Out the Trash

Kent State students grabbed their paddles, boots and waders to help clean up the Cuyahoga River. The service trip was put together by the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Services’ Adventure Center, which holds adventure trips, service trips and team-building programs.  

Tags: Student Life, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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Student Volunteers at "Stuff the Truck" Food Drive

Kent State Fights Hunger With Meijer

Sept. 1 was National Food Bank Day, and the partnership between Meijer and Kent State can help people support Flashes Fighting Hunger just by doing their weekly grocery shopping. 

Tags: Community and Society, Community Impact, Students First, Student Life

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Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

'I feel that I can really offer that empathy'

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

Tags: College of Arts & Sciences, Community Impact, LGBTQ+, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Student Life, Community & Society, Profiles, Class of 2023

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The 鶹 team of students and employees who will support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training stand outside Lowry Hall, home of the university’s College of Public Health, for a group photo.

Kent State Public Health Faculty Awarded Grant to Prepare Teachers and School Personnel to Connect Students With Mental Health Resources

鶹’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training, a collaborative project that will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, College of Public Health, Center for Public Policy and Health, Mental Health Awareness

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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 “bingo!” could be heard across the Kent 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 鶹 Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

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

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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: 鶹 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.

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

Faculty researchers from 鶹’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 Kent and an associate professor of sociology at 鶹, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie’s influence on our culture today.

 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, Diverse Kent State

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A job fair at 鶹.

Need a job? Head to the Student Employment Fair

鶹’s 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 Kent Campus. 

Tags: Student Life, Students First, Organizational Sustainability, Community Impact

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