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Kent State’s Kristen Brots celebrates after scoring a goal in Kent State’s 2-1 win over Ohio on Oct. 26, securing the MAC Regular Season Championship.

Kent State Women’s Soccer Team Wins MAC Regular Season Championship

The Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ women’s soccer team secured the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Regular Season Championship by defeating Ohio University 2-1 on Oct. 26 at Dix Stadium. It is the third regular season championship in program history and the first since 2004. ā€œThe regular season championship m…

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Kent State’s Maddie Holmes (16) high-fives her teammates before Kent State’s 1-0 win over Toledo on Oct. 19.

Kent State Women’s Soccer Team Repeats as MAC East Champions

The Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ women’s soccer team recorded its 11th clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 victory over the University of Toledo on Oct. 19 at Dix Stadium. The Kent State Golden Flashes clinched the MAC East Division crown for the second year in a row. Kent State sits atop the Mid-American C…

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Two students greet each other during the 44th annual New Student Reception and Cookout hosted by the Department of Pan-African Studies held behind Ritchie Hall.

Welcome Weekend Sets New Students on Path to Success

Welcome Weekend, Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s four-day new student orientation, will take place from Aug. 24-27. Students can select from approximately 50 different events from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helps students transition into the university community and learn about academic and socia…

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A Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ graduate displays his diploma for family and friends during the baccalaureate degree ceremony at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Kent State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 19

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ held its Summer 2017 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State conferred 1,422 degrees, including 908 bachelor’s degrees, 427 master’s degrees, 67 doctoral degrees and 20 educationa…

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Kent State’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd, who captured the 2017 NCAA Division I Women’s Shot Put National Championship, has been nominated for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

Kent State’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd Named MAC Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ track and field’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd has been named one of the Mid-American Conference’s two nominees for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the NCAA announced on Aug. 1. Established in 1991 and now in its 27th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduati…

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A Kent State entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

The Missing Link Between College Renters and Landlords

A Kent State entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Arts and Sciences , Student Success , LaunchNet Kent State , Featured Story

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Jimmy Miller, a 2017 Kent State graduate who served as editor of The Kent Stater, takes notes while talking to a fellow student in the student media newsroom in Franklin Hall.

Kent Stater Named Best in Ohio

Kent State’s student newspaper, The Kent Stater, is the best collegiate daily (published three times per week or more) in Ohio, according to the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest. Alumna Neville Hardman, ’16, and journalism major Kelly Powell, ’18, also rec…

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Jaila Manga (left) and Helen Miller pose near the propeller of their Cessna Sky Hawk at the Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ Airport, preparing their plane for the 41st Air Race Classic.

Flying Flashes Finish Historical Air Race for Women

A pair of Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ female pilots have successfully completed the 2017 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes finished fifth out of the 12 universities, and 15th out of the 47 teams overall. They also received a prize for finishing second on the seventh leg of the race and were one of only…

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Kent State fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler's new clothing business, Sultrie, aims to add to the sustainable fashion movement.

Environmentally Conscious: Kent State Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change

Kent State sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.

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Kent State architecture students form a group to design and build environments for animal shelters, at no cost.

KSU Barkitecture: Architecture Students Link Pets with People

A group of Kent State architecture students formed ā€œKSU Barkitectureā€ to design and build environments for pets living in shelters.

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