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TV Anchor Wayne Dawson Served as Kent Stateās 2018 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal
University celebrated 100 years of Homecoming on Oct. 6 Ask Wayne Dawson about his time at Ā鶹¹ū¶³ and the WJW Fox 8 anchor will tell you about going to football and basketball games to cheer on the Golden Flashes, attending weekend dances, eating at the Schwebel Room restaurant ā¦
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Kent State Selects Top Akron Developer to Design Proposed Home of College of Business Administration
Ā鶹¹ū¶³ has selected Akronās Signet Real Estate Group to lead the design phase of the marquee building of the first phase of the Kent Gateway Plan ā the proposed new home for the College of Business Administration. The project is part of the university's Gateway to a Distinctiā¦
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Ā鶹¹ū¶³ Freshman Class Sets Enrollment Records Following Top Year for Graduates
From snow-capped mountains in Alaska to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to the South Korean countryside and palatial modern architecture in Oman, a diverse collage of students from around the country and the world has descended on campus. Together, they make up Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās robust student ā¦
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"No one, and no one's pain, will be forgotten" - Kent State President Beverly J. Warren speaking to Chautauqua Institution
āWe at Kent State feel called to play the role of convener -- to broker conversations that are more civil, braver, and more productive.ā At a time when our national conversation is plagued with division with opposing sides routinely attacking each otherās allegiances, Ā鶹¹ū¶³ Presidā¦
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Kayakers to Paddle From Kent to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute
Two days and 50 miles. That is how long it will take kayakers to paddle the Cuyahoga River from Ā鶹¹ū¶³ to Kent Stateās Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative for the 5th annual Crooked River Commute. The event is intended to promote the river as a shared asset for education, recreation,ā¦
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Kent State Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest for Design and Merchandising in New Ratings
Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nationās elite, according to Fashion-schools.org. For Fashion Design, the school has been rated #4 Nationally (top 3 percent of schools considered), #2 Nationally among public schools and collegesā¦
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What is on Your Summer Reading List?
The sun is shining, the temperature is rising and school is out. It is summer and that means soaking up the rays and catching up on all that reading you did not have time for during the year. What books are you planning to read? For some suggestions, we asked around Ā鶹¹ū¶³'s Campā¦
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Kent Stateās Wick Poetry Center to Receive $90,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Nearly a half century ago, sparks from a passing train not only set fire to oil-slicked debris on the Cuyahoga River, which sent flames five-stories high, it ignited the riverās reputation as one of the most polluted in the United States. Since then, clean-up efforts have helped return the river to ā¦
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Video Gaming and Academic Scholarship Join Forces for Kent Stateās First Esports Tournament
If you enjoy playing video games ā you are a hobbyist. If you enter competitions ā you are a gamer. If you like to watch others play ā you are a fan. Together, all three make up esports, one of the fastest growing industries in the world - playing games such as Counter Strike, League of Legā¦
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Kent State Architect Students Use Fabric, Rope and Ice to Construct International Recognition
The details are stunning. The size - mammoth. The temperature - frigid. They are some of the most awe-inspiring creations made out of mother natureās most exquisite winter ingredients: snow and ice. Equally impressive are the artists, architects and engineers who take that snow and ice and design aā¦
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