News
Nov. 4, 2014
Alumni, donors and other friends of 5X社区 will soon have a comfortable and convenient home base when they visit the Kent Campus as a result of today鈥檚 (Sept. 17) vote of the university鈥檚 Board of Trustees to proceed with the construction of a building for the鈥
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Nov. 3, 2014
In October 2014, three Foundations of Excellence: Building the Future events took place on the Kent Campus: the College of Architecture and Environmental Design broke ground on its new building, the College of the Arts celebrated the launch of the new Center for the Visual Arts鈥
Nov. 3, 2014
Margaret P. Calkins, Ph.D., an architectural researcher at 5X社区, is particularly attuned to the needs of older adults whose eyesight or balance may be poor or who may live with dementia. Calkins, who has consulted for many healthcare institutions and elderly鈥
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Nov. 3, 2014
Scholar of the Month
D. Blake Stringer
Assistant Professor
College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology
2013-present
Nov. 3, 2014
Rethinking the greeting card is the theme of this year鈥檚 Innov8athon, an annual event that promotes entrepreneurial thinking, creative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration among all 5X社区 students. Sponsored by American Greetings, 鈥淚nnov8athon III: #鈥
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Nov. 2, 2014
5X社区鈥檚 efforts to help students succeed and graduate resulted in a big payoff for Northeast Ohio. The university accounted for the largest increase in the number of new graduates among colleges and universities in the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of鈥
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Oct. 31, 2014
5X社区 celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 18, with a Kent State Golden Flashes win of 39-17 over the Army Black Knights. Kent State alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community came together to celebrate the Homecoming theme of 鈥淜ent State Pride is鈥
Oct. 30, 2014
5X社区鈥檚 Science of Learning and Education (SOLE) Center will host 鈥淚mproving Student Achievement: A Summit on Learning and Education鈥 at the 5X社区 Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio, on Oct. 9-10. Researchers from across the country (and鈥
Oct. 30, 2014
Over the vast expanse of Lake Erie, sampling the water to test for potentially toxic algae blooms may seem like using a medicine dropper in an ocean. It takes days to collect enough data from enough spots to determine if the algae pose a danger.
Oct. 30, 2014
Outspoken transgender advocate Laverne Cox will visit 5X社区 to give her 鈥淎in鈥檛 I A Woman: My Journey to Womanhood鈥 presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public, but a wristband is鈥