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The 2017 Summer Advantage Program participants and staff stand outside Kent State’s University College.

Underrepresented Students Sit in the Driver’s Seat of Their Own Success

To increase retention rates – and ultimately graduation rates – Kent State created its first-ever Summer Advantage Program through University College’s Academic Diversity Outreach department.

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Underrepresented Students Sit in the Driver’s Seat of Their Own Success

Randy Roberts, a student working toward his associate’s degree in enology at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Ashtabula, uses his previous degree in biology to help supplement his education.

Kent State Student Mixes Science Degree with Wine Making for Unique Recipe for Success

Randy Roberts is combining his bachelor’s degree from Kent State with his experience in infectious diseases to take a fresh approach to wine making.

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Eindhoven University of Technology researcher Anne Hélène Gélébart shows the walking device. This small device is the world’s first machine to convert light directly into walking, simply using one fixed light source. (Photo credit: Bart van Overbeeke)

World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated

Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light.

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World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated

Pictured are ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Trumbull's Program Coordinator Michelle Adkins, Dean Lance Grahn, coach Bill Hess and sophomore Briana Ellwood.

Kent State Trumbull Hits the Ground Running With Cross Country Program

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Trumbull officially announced the reinstatement of its campus athletic programs.

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Kent State Trumbull Hits the Ground Running With Cross Country Program

Grammy winner Rick Springfield will perform as part of the Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center's 2017-18 season.

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center Announces 2017-2018 Season

The ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center’s 2017-2018 season will feature diverse and high-quality performances that include concerts, Broadway, comedy, family and holiday shows.

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ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center Announces 2017-2018 Season

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., poses beside a map kiosk in downtown Kent that she helped to create.

Kent State Professor Earns Main Street Kent’s Volunteer of the Year Award

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has been named Volunteer of the Year by Main Street Kent for her contributions to the revitalization of downtown Kent. 

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Kent State Professor Earns Main Street Kent’s Volunteer of the Year Award

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø employees participate in lunchtime yoga at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Kent State Named One of the Most Active Employers in the Nation

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø has been designated as one of the Top 25 most active employers in the country.

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Division of People, Culture and Belonging

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Police Academy cadets wear socks with their class number stitched in for luck. The group earned a 100 percent on their final physical fitness assessment.

Kent State Police Academy Cadets Earn Coveted 100 Percent On State Physical Fitness Assessment

A commitment to excel on the State of Ohio Physical Fitness Assessment yielded a perfect score for ÆÞÓÑÉçÇøâ€™s Police Academy cadets.

 

 

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Kent State Police Academy Cadets Earn Coveted 100 Percent On State Physical Fitness Assessment

Pictured are Circl App developers (from left to right) Michael Frindt, Ronald Dear and Zachary Eckert.

Three Kent State Community Members Develop New Networking App

Three ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø community members have developed a new app called Circl, which reinvents how people socialize and network.

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Three Kent State Community Members Develop New Networking App

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2017 spring fashion show.

Kent State’s Fashion School Ranked No. 3 Nationally for Merchandising, No. 4 for Design in New Ratings

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇøâ€™s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has once again been named among the nation’s elite.

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Kent State’s Fashion School Ranked No. 3 Nationally for Merchandising, No. 4 for Design in New Ratings