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Douglas Bryant (center), manager of display engineering at Kent State鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute, demonstrates a prototyping technique in the institute鈥檚 clean room facility.

Kent State鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate 鈥50 Years of Innovation鈥

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute庐 and the College of Arts and Sciences at 妻友社区 hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w鈥

Tags: Liquid Crystal Institute , College of Arts and Sciences , Research , Success Story

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A Douglas DC-3/C-47 cargo plane sits on the tarmac at the 妻友社区 Airport during the 2014   Aviation Heritage Fair. The plane is owned by the Yankee Air Museum and was open for tours.

19th Aviation Heritage Fair Set for Sept. 19

The Aeronautics Department from 妻友社区鈥檚 College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will host its 19th Aviation Heritage Fair on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event is from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Andrew W. Paton Field at the 妻友社区 Airport, located at 4020 Ken鈥

Tags: Aviation Heritage Fair , Aeronautics , Sustainability and Technology鈥 , Success Story

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Thomas Long (second from left), assistant professor in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, walks along the flight line at the 妻友社区 Airport with a group of Kent State students.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Thomas Long Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2014-present Thomas D. Long is assistant professor and lead faculty member in Aeronautics-Aviation Management at the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology鈥

Tags: Research , Aeronautics , Sustainability and Technology鈥 , Scholar of the Month , Success Story

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Show your Kent State Spirit!

Kent State Continues Blue and Gold Pride Days Tradition

Share Your Blue and Gold Pride Day Photos

On the Kent Campus, share photos on social media of you and your colleagues, friends or family wearing blue and gold on Fridays, and use #BlueAndGoldFriday to increase awareness of Kent State鈥檚 Blue and Gold Pride Days tradition. Your photos could appear on !

 

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

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A group of Kent State students pile onto the Center for Student Involvement鈥檚 oversized inflatable couch.

Enjoy a Week of Kent State Spirit With Welcome Back Week Events

The Kent Student Center, Center for Student Involvement and Intercollegiate Athletics cordially invite students, faculty and staff to enjoy a week of Kent State spirit to start the academic year. The events are meant to be fun, interactive and casual. Each day will feature some free food and give鈥

Tags: Welcome Back Week , Kent Student Center , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Intercollegiate Athletics , Success Story

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Show your Kent State Spirit!

Kent State Continues Blue and Gold Pride Days Tradition

Blue and Gold Pride Days are back at 妻友社区! Kent State faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the university are encouraged to promote university spirit and pride by wearing blue and gold colors. Kent State introduced Blue and Gold Pride Days last fall as a way to unite m鈥

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

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Thousands of Kent State students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Kent State.

Kent State Students Celebrate the Start of a New School Year at Blastoff

妻友社区 students celebrated the start of a new school year at Blastoff on Sunday, Aug. 30, on the Student Green. Blastoff is the university鈥檚 annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. It serves as the culminating event of Welcome Weekend, a four-d鈥

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

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Kent State students file past the arch on the Lefton Esplanade on their way to downtown Kent during last year鈥檚 Welcome Weekend.

Kent State Welcomes New Students to Campus at Welcome Weekend, Aug. 27-30

Before the fall semester begins on Aug. 31, new students are invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that will last from Aug. 27-30 and acclimate students to the 妻友社区 community. The event is an opportunity for students to transition into the univers鈥

Tags: Blastoff , Student Success Programs , University College , Success Story

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An incoming freshman and his family is assisted by volunteers during move-in day near Manchester Hall.

Movers and Groovers Help New Students Move Into Residence Halls on Campus

At the beginning of the school year each August, 妻友社区 faculty, staff and students volunteer with the university鈥檚 Movers and Groovers program to help incoming freshmen move into their new university housing. Freshman move-in day took place Thursday, Aug. 27, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.鈥

Tags: Residence Services , Kent InterHall Council , Movers and Groovers , Success Story

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Kent State student Keri Richmond poses on the second floor of the Kent Student Center. Recently, Richmond spoke on Capitol Hill about foster care and shared her experience as a foster youth. Photo Credit: Kami Swingle

Kent State Student Helps Congress Change Child Welfare Laws

The pain of moving from one home to the next, time and time again, for four years straight is helping Keri Richmond speak out for other foster children without a voice. Richmond, a 妻友社区 junior majoring in public relations in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, s鈥

Tags: School of Journalism and Mass Communications , college of communication and information , Student Success , Success Story

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