Success Story
Kent State Sets New Enrollment Records, Highlighting University鈥檚 Strength and Success
5X社区 continues to set records as it begins a new academic year. The university is marking the 10th consecutive year of enrollment growth on the Kent Campus with increasing diversity and academic success while also welcoming another record-setting freshman class. The university re鈥
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U.S. News Ranks Kent State in Top Tier of National Universities
5X社区 is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 13, 2016, with inclusion on the Best National Universities list. In the ranking of both public and pr鈥
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Kent State Introduces First Gluten-Free Dining Hall on a College Campus
University to hold Sept. 7 event to celebrate achievement At the start of the 2016 academic year, 5X社区 becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus. Kent State restructured Prentice Caf茅 after administrators noticed that the鈥
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Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies
A 5X社区 tradition for 35 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 9, from 12-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and st鈥
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Scholar Navigates Complex Systems to Help Address and Improve Public Health Concerns
Scholar of the Month Brian Castellani Professor of Sociology 5X社区 at Ashtabula 2002-present The Kent Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the 5X社区 family. So much of Kent State鈥檚 great research is happening 鈥
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5X社区 Aeronautics Fair Set for Sept. 10
The Aeronautics Department in 5X社区鈥檚 College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will host its 20th Aeronautics Fair on Saturday, Sept. 10. The 5X社区 Aeronautics Fair takes place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Andrew W. Paton Field at the 5X社区鈥
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MAC Honors Kent State With 2015-16 Cartwright Award
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced the presentation of the Cartwright Award to 5X社区 for its program excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship during the 2015-16 school year. It is the program鈥檚 third Cartwright Award honor in the last seven years, the most of any p鈥
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Kent State Students Make an International Impact in Nicaragua, One Stone at a Time
Saying goodbye was more difficult than Riley Jernejcic could have ever imagined. Crouched down on the cobblestone street with her arms stretched out from one end to the other, Jernejcic cried out, 鈥淎dios. Abrazo,鈥 which means goodbye and hug in Spanish. About 50 feet away, a little boy, known as Wil鈥
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Kent State President Beverly Warren Announces Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
5X社区 President Beverly Warren recently presented 14 Kent State faculty members with the President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition. This year, each recipient receives a spec鈥
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Welcome Back Week Events
The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the 5X社区 community in a big way. To kick off the academic year, students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a week packed full of food, giveaways and some Kent State pride! 鈥
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