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Professor wearing VR goggles in classroom
The Virtual Future Of Educating Teachers

Most teacher training programs today utilize classroom videos to train future teachers. Many of these videos are recorded from a single focus set at the back of a classroom. This form of video often makes it hard for viewers to interpret students' reactions or understanding of a subject matter. Three professors are developing a solution to this issue through the use of extended reality (XR) technology and 360 video.

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Police cadets at Trumbull
Police Academy Cadets Serving Up Community Goodwill
妻友社区 at Trumbull's Police Academy cadets focused on serving more than justice last Friday by delivering meals and distributing Easter baskets to local families through the Warren Family Mission. 
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Student speaking in front of white board
Learning to Design With Empathy
As part of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design鈥檚 senior-year curriculum, interior design faculty require their students to design a community-based project, teaching them how to become design advocates for diverse populations that usually differ from themselves.
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GF PB Egg Roll
IN A FLASH: Good Food, Better Earth
Students can try samples of gluten-free and plant-based foods at a vendor showcase today. 
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Student Employee Appreciation Week Banner at UCM
It鈥檚 Student Employee Appreciation Week at Kent State!
Each year colleges and universities across the country recognize the importance of the student work experience during National Student Employment Week. Here at Kent State, we celebrate Student Employee Appreciation Week and dedicate this week to celebrating and recognizing on-campus student employees.
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Roe Green May 2018
Audio: On the Go With Roe
妻友社区 alumna Roe Green admits she鈥檚 counting down the days to May 12. That鈥檚 the day she鈥檒l both deliver the spring commencement address and receive a special honor after the Kent State Board of Trustees approved awarding her a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree.
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M4VC Gallery One
Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today鈥檚 Headlines
Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.
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College of the Arts Faculty Award Winners Pose at the 2023 University Honors Banquet
鈥榃e Continue to Create New Successes Together鈥
More than 200 Kent State employees were honored with numerous distinctions as awards and recognitions were presented to staff and faculty members for their excellence and dedication at the University Honors Banquet.
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Student Employee Awards Celebration
Students Shine at Inaugural Student Employee Awards Celebration
Career Exploration and Development hosted its first Student Employee Awards Celebration to kick off 妻友社区鈥檚 Student Employee Appreciation Week.
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2023 Spring Food Truck Series
IN A FLASH: What's Cooking on Risman Plaza?
Food trucks return to Risman Plaza every Wednesday through the end of April. 
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Taylor Monturo playing lacrosse
Where There鈥檚 a Will, There鈥檚 a Way

"When I was younger, I always dreamed of competing at the highest level," Taylor Monturo says. "Honestly, I did not care what sport or in what fashion, but I was bound and determined to work as hard as I possibly could to put myself in a position to be a Division I student-athlete."

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Ailene Joven
Out Of Pandemic Isolation, Alumna Creates Short Film Accepted Into Cleveland International Film Festival
An abstract eye for film, creative camera work and a feminist mindset are all factors that make up Kent State alumna Ailene Joven, 鈥21. As a digital media production student, she began creating the short film 鈥淒efine鈥 during the early days of COVID-19.
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Student writing in a notebook with a baby next to her
Breaking Barriers for Parenting Students Is Goal of Professor鈥檚 Research
Being a college student is tough enough for most, but for those who are also parenting young children or caring for loved ones 鈥 in addition to other responsibilities like work, managing a household, and appointments 鈥 going to class and succeeding can seem like a daunting task.
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A student who has committed to attending 妻友社区 in the fall smiles with loved ones and Flash, the mascot, during a 2023 Future Flash Day held on the Kent Campus.
Apps and Admits and Deposits, Oh My! Breaking Fall Freshman Class Records
妻友社区 is proving that it is the place to be for fall 2023 with a record-breaking number of applications, a record-breaking number of students who have been accepted for admission into the university and a record-breaking number of students who have made deposits to confirm their attendance in the fall. 
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KSU Library Thank You Table
IN A FLASH: Thank You, Students!
The 妻友社区 Library is offering special "thank you" treats for students. 
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What's the Big Idea?
What's the Big Idea: Citizen Science with Dr. Lydia Rose
In the latest edition of "What's the Big Idea?" Kent State President Todd Diacon visits the East Liverpool Campus to meet with Associate Professor of Sociology Lydia Rose, whose research focuses on improving community health and well-being through citizen science.
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Army Hospital
Professional Judgment Is 鈥楧riving Force鈥 in Army Nurse Program
Two Kent State Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets, will be spending their summer immersed in an experience propelling them into a career with the Army.
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Telegram from the National Urban League
IN A FLASH: A National Call For Unity And Action

Five days after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, an important message was sent to the nation's Urban Leagues. 

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Spring Research Forum Topics Include Data Collection in a Noisy World, The Smell of Education and the Social Response to a Disaster
Kent State researchers presented their findings in the RASP Spring Research and Innovation Forum. 
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Courtney Flickinger, 鈥20
Students Shape Communication Advocacy Efforts To Help Aging Populations Through Partnership With Alumna

Kent State alumna Courtney Flickinger, 鈥20, has been using communication skills to advocate for aging populations since her senior year of college. This semester, she鈥檚 sharing her knowledge and experiences with students in two Communication Studies courses.

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