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ÂÌñÉç students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.

ÂÌñÉçStudents Form New Autism Student Organization

Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability ÂÌñÉç is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: ÂÌñÉçhas a new student organization on campus th…

Tags: Autism , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

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ÂÌñÉç students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.

ÂÌñÉçStudents Form New Autism Student Organization

ÂÌñÉç is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: ÂÌñÉçhas a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students w…

Tags: Autism , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

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ÂÌñÉçFlorence students enjoy the sights of the Italian countryside.

First Group of ÂÌñÉçFreshmen Start Their College Careers in Italy

When Joshua Budd thinks about all the places he has traveled up to his senior year of high school, only one has been outside of the United States, and that was a quick jaunt to Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Canada. So, the thought of actually living in a foreign country, especially Europe, was well out…

Tags: College of Honors and Global Education , Florence , Global Education , Success Story

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ÂÌñÉç freshmen walk through the Kent Student Center during 2016 Welcome Weekend. ÂÌñÉçcontinues to set records as it begins a new academic year. The university marks the 10th consecutive year of enrollment growth on the Kent Campus.

ÂÌñÉçSets New Enrollment Records, Highlighting University’s Strength and Success

ÂÌñÉç 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…

Tags: Enrollment , Office of the Provost , Success Story

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ÂÌñÉç 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 with inclusion on the Best National Universities list.

U.S. News Ranks ÂÌñÉçin Top Tier of National Universities

ÂÌñÉç 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…

Tags: U.S. News & World Report , Awards and Honors , Success Story

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A food service employee mixes a smoothie for a student in the exclusively gluten free Prentice Hall Café.

ÂÌñÉçIntroduces 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, ÂÌñÉç becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus. ÂÌñÉçrestructured Prentice Café after administrators noticed that the…

Tags: Division of Student Life , Success Story , University Culinary Services

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The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Kent community.

Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies

A ÂÌñÉç 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…

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Dr. Brian Castellani

Scholar Navigates Complex Systems to Help Address and Improve Public Health Concerns

Scholar of the Month Brian Castellani Professor of Sociology ÂÌñÉç 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 ÂÌñÉç family. So much of Kent State’s great research is happening …

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The ÂÌñÉç Aeronautics Fair, a family-friendly event on Sept. 10, will feature vintage aircraft, military vehicles, speakers and pilots, as well as airplane and hot air balloon rides.

ÂÌñÉç Aeronautics Fair Set for Sept. 10

The Aeronautics Department in ÂÌñÉç’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will host its 20th Aeronautics Fair on Saturday, Sept. 10. The ÂÌñÉç Aeronautics Fair takes place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Andrew W. Paton Field at the ÂÌñÉç…

Tags: Aeronautics , Success Story , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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ÂÌñÉçfootball players get kids excited during a trip to Willyard Elementary School in Ravenna.

MAC Honors ÂÌñÉçWith 2015-16 Cartwright Award

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced the presentation of the Cartwright Award to ÂÌñÉç for its program excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship during the 2015-16 school year. It is the program’s third Cartwright Award honor in the last seven years, the most of any p…

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Awards and Honors , Student Success , Success Story

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