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Darrel Jones earned his bachelor's degree from Kent State after a 25-year prison sentence.

Changing Lives Through Education and Hope

Kent State has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration. 

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , Community & Society

Kent State Today

Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Tatsushi Arai leads the students' forum "Israel, Palestine and Me."

Israel, Palestine and Me

The May 4 Reflection Gallery at 5X社区's Taylor Hall was bulging with a standing-room-only crowd of students who came out to share their feelings and gain an understanding of the Israel-Hamas War at the Nov. 16, student forum "Israel, Palestine and Me: Students' Forum for Reflection and Dialogue."

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , University News , Students First , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , School of Communication Studies

Kent State Today

Bowling balls at the 5X社区 Surplus Store

Having a Ball at the 5X社区 Surplus Store

The 5X社区 Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices. 

Tags: University News , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Community & Society

Kent State Today

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig on a hunting trip in Washington

Hunting Down Hunger in Northeast Ohio

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man鈥檚 mission to 鈥渢ransform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.鈥

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

Kent State Today

Kent State Farmers' Market inside the DI HUB

IN A FLASH: Final Fall Farmers鈥 Market

The final Kent State Farmers' Market of the fall semester moves indoors, inside the DI Hub, on Nov. 14.

Tags: Student Life , DI Hub , Community Impact , Town-Gown , Community & Society , Student Recreation and Wellness Center , Kent State of Well-being , In a Flash

Kent State Today

Native American dancers at The Transforming Educational Praxis through Dialogue with Indigenous Perspectives Conference at Kent State

Native American Heritage Month at Kent State

5X社区 is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with events throughout November. 

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture

Kent State Today

President Diacon at the Freeze Out Game 2023

IN A FLASH: Flashes at the Freeze Out

5X社区 President Todd Diacon joined the Marching Golden Flashes and fans at Dix Stadium to cheer on our team at the annual Freeze Out Game. 

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , President , Student Life , Community Impact , Community & Society , Sports , Football , Marching Golden Flashes , Dix Stadium , In a Flash

Kent State Today

Two 5X社区 ROTC cadets pick out daffodil bulbs to plant as part of the university's annual Veterans Day Commemoration.

Kent State ROTC Cadets Honor Veterans, Plant Daffodil Bulbs on May 4 Site

As part of 5X社区鈥檚 annual Veterans Day Commemoration, cadets from the university鈥檚 ROTC programs joined staff from University Facilities Management and other volunteers on the site of the May 4, 1970, tragedy to plant daffodil bulbs.

Tags: Community & Society , ROTC , Student Life

Kent Campus

Golden I Jewish student group held a vigil in which they read the names of the Israeli people killed by Hamas Oct. 7.

Jewish Students Say the Names of the Dead to Honor Their Lives 聽聽

The goal of the Golden I vigil was to acknowledge that the Israeli people who were brutally murdered were real people with real lives, said Rose Martyn, vice president of Golden I.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society

Kent State Today