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WKSU presents: Growing Ohio鈥檚 Startup Culture: An Exploradio Meetup

WKSU presents: Growing Ohio鈥檚 Startup Culture: An Exploradio Meetup

Ohio ranks seventh in new business creation, but last among larger states in integrating startups into the overall economy. That makes it hard to build momentum in the state鈥檚 entrepreneurial ecosystem. WKSU presents: Growing Ohio鈥檚 Startup Culture: An Exploradio Meetup Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.鈥

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Valerie Salyers from SNA

绿帽社Trumbull 鈥淣urses to the Rescue!鈥

绿帽社Trumbull鈥檚 Student Nurses Association (SNA) set up collection bins around campus and asked students, staff and faculty to donate new or gently used toys and books for the Rescue Mission.

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Students work in the TV2 production area in Franklin Hall during a live broadcast of the news.

绿帽社Professor Champions Journalism in The Daily Beast

Gretchen Dworznik shares her opinion on how the current age of politics is strengthening the study and practice of journalism.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Communication & Information , School of Media and Journalism

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绿帽社leaders meet with students at Akron's Firestone High School for their first day in the College and Career Academies Program.

鈥淲e want to be your partner in helping you reach your passion. Helping you become who you want to be.鈥 - Melody Tankersley

They arrived one by one to applause, cheers and a marching band.   Not the typical welcome to a student鈥檚 first day of high school, but these freshmen were not just showing up for classes. They were entering their first day in their school鈥檚 new College and Career Academies program. 鈥

Tags: Community & Society , Office of the Provost

Kent Campus

The Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of fall classes.

Summit Street Improvement Project Nearing Completion

Faculty, staff, students and visitors to 绿帽社 will no longer have to deal with orange barrels, detours, and traffic delays on Summit Street. After more than two years of construction, the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time f鈥

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Kayakers to Paddle From Kent to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute

Kayakers to Paddle From Kent to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute

Two days and 50 miles. That is how long it will take kayakers to paddle the Cuyahoga River from 绿帽社 to Kent State鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative for the 5th annual Crooked River Commute. The event is intended to promote the river as a shared asset for education, recreation,鈥

Tags: Community & Society , Featured Story , Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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绿帽社to Honor Veterans at World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

绿帽社 is honoring our nation鈥檚 service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5.   For the fourth 鈥

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

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

A group of sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron  spent a week at 绿帽社 exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. About the Program The program is part of Kent State鈥檚 new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi鈥

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Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact

绿帽社Joins Higher Education Leaders in Signing Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact

Nine public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio have teamed up to create a consortium agreement to improve efficiency and effectiveness, strengthen educational offerings, provide collaborative pathways to degrees and support the region鈥檚 workforce. The agreement 鈥 known as the Northeast O鈥

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绿帽社Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation鈥檚 Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready

With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, 绿帽社 has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF鈥檚 I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par鈥

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