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Kirk Magnus' Restored Murals

Late Ģý Professor’s Legacy Lives On Through Oral History By Students

The late Kirk Mangus was an art professor at Ģý renowned for his ceramic art, sculpture, drawings, paintings and murals.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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Jessica Hudson

'Genuine Trust Leads to Strong Bonds'

Alumna Jessica Hudson, the new president of the Summa Foundation and chief development officer for Summa Health, answers five questions with Ģý Today about her new role.

Tags: Featured Story , Profiles , Community Impact

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Former Ģý female student-athletes pose for a picture before serving as this year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.

What A Celebration! Homecoming Brings Golden Flashes Together

The Ģý Golden Flashes family was marking milestones and making memories at Homecoming 2022, held Saturday, Oct. 1. Ģý alumni, students, parents, employees and community members donned their blue-and-gold gear and reunited for one of the university’s long-standing traditions.

Tags: University News , Community Impact , Homecoming , Events

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Beauty With a Birthmark at CDC outdoors

Family’s New Book Raises Awareness for Birthmarks

EHHS alumnus Erica Maxwell and her teenage daughter, Jessica Alexander, visited the Child Development Center to read from their newly published book, “Beauty With a Birthmark.”

Tags: Community Impact , Arts & Culture

College of Education and Human Services

A Homecoming Parade float carrying Ģý President Todd Diacon and this year’s Grand Marshals, former Ģý female student-athletes, makes its way down Main Street.

Ģý Celebrates Milestones and Memories at This Year’s Homecoming

It’s time to wear blue and gold as the Ģý Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. Ģý will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.

Tags: University News , Community Impact , Homecoming , Events

Kent Campus

Students from the Second Annual Read-In read and listen to excerpts from banned books

Second Annual Banned Books Read-In Highlights Freedom of Speech

It may surprise you to learn that “Captain Underpants,” “Frankenstein,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Hunger Games” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.

Tags: Community & Society , Student Life , Community Impact

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Visitors to Kent, Ohio, enjoy outdoor dining. (Photo credit: Kent Area Chamber of Commerce)

Ģý’s Hometown Named One of the Best by Ohio Magazine

Members of the Ģý community can take great pride in their university’s hometown. The city of Kent has been selected by Ohio Magazine as a 2022-2023 Best Hometown. The Best Hometown honor recognizes Kent as a great place to live, work and visit.

Tags: Community Impact , Awards and Honors

Kent Campus

Walk and Talk tour members pose for a picture at Prentice Gate

Flowers and Foliage Sprouting Wellness and Joy

Nearly 40 people from the Ģý community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the “Walk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage” event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew.

Tags: Health , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Student Employee Sergio Roper leading the Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop

Wick Weekly Poetry Workshops Create a Community of Creatives

Every Friday, the Ģý community can come together to create poetry and share a more vulnerable side of themselves at the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop brings students together to help develop them as poets and create a community of creatives.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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Can of Ģý Golden Lager, arial view of Dix Stadium and Sibling Revelry Brewing logo.

Ģý Golden Lager Is Here!

Alumni brewers at Sibling Revelry Brewing have created Ģý Golden Lager - the official craft beer of Ģý Athletics. 

Tags: Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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