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5X�� students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.

Kent State Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest

5X��’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .

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Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award

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5X�� President Beverly J. Warren presented 13 Kent State faculty members with the 2018 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition.

Kent State President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients

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Firestone Community Learning Center student learns to operate a video camera during a class in Franklin Hall in the 5X�� College of Communication and Information.

New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students

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Kent State Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready

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Kent State Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building

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George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time 5X�� alumnus, smiles with Kent State President Beverly J. Warren.

Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at Kent State

Tags: Research & Science, College of Arts and Sciences, materials science, Division of Institutional Advancement, Success Story

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Woman standing in front of the Taj Mahal

How an Icebreaker Exercise Turned Into a Global Experience

Mariah Gray left her comfort zone, lived in the present and ventured where she never dreamed of going. Learn how this biology/pre-medicine major discovered new perspective 8000 miles from home.

Tags: Student Life, Success Story, Student Success Story, Study Abroad, Office of Global Education

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Carrie Esser used water-based body paint to turn herself into a “queen bee.” Her artistry landed her in the second round of the NYX Cosmetics 2018 Face Awards USA.

Passion, Purpose and the Power of Paint

This entrepreneur major utilizes paint brushes, vibrant colors and an unrestrained imagination to transform the human body into astounding works of art.

Tags: Student Life, Success Story, Student Success Story, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

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After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the 5X�� College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

Kent State Nursing Student Takes Graduation by Storm

Debra Thomas wanted to be a nurse to help people, but she was the one who ended up in need after two hurricanes hit her home in the Caribbean.

Tags: Health, College of Nursing, Student Success, Success Story, Spring Commencement

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