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Star NFL Player Julian Edelman Returns to Kent State as Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal

University celebrates its annual Homecoming on Oct. 3 Julian Edelman, former Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Golden Flashes quarterback and current member of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, will return to his alma mater to serve as Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal when Kent State holds its annua…

Tags: Homecoming , Alumni , Intercollegiate Athletics

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Kent State’s Stephanie Haugh Named the MAC’s 2015 Bob James Award Winner

Stephanie Haugh of Âé¶¹¹û¶³â€™s women’s soccer team has been named the female recipient of the 2015 Bob James Memorial Award by the Mid-American Conference Faculty Athletics Representatives. The announcement was made by the league office today. In its 27th year, the Bob James Memorial Aw…

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Awards and Honors , Student Success

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Good Luck to Kent State Alums Edelman, Kline and Boyer in Super Bowl XLIX

Former Golden Flashes continue Kent State’s strong ties to Patriots and Super Bowl On Feb. 3, 2008, Julian Edelman and Josh Kline both watched the New England Patriots play in Super Bowl XLII. Three days later, Kline signed a national letter of intent to become Edelman’s teammate at Kent State. Lit…

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President Warren Uses Her Athletic Past to Guide the Future

Âé¶¹¹û¶³ President Beverly Warren shares her unique résumé, merging academics with athletics. Warren sat down with a Record-Courier reporter to discuss her humble start as a basketball and volleyball coach at the University of Montevallo and how the experience helped her develop an inclusive and collaborate leadership style at Kent State.

Tags: Office of the President , Intercollegiate Athletics

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Golden Flashes Continue Success in the Classroom

Âé¶¹¹û¶³â€™s student-athletes continued their run of success in the classroom during the spring of 2014 by posting the third highest term grade point average (GPA) in recorded history. The athletic department finished with a 3.085 spring GPA, a number that ranks behind only a 3.11 in t…

Tags: Grade Point Average , athletics , Intercollegiate Athletics , Success Story

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