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Photo Album: Life as a Ģý Student in the late 1960s
Before May 4, 1970, students at Ģý were just regular students enjoying time together, performing, volunteering, and advocating for issues they believed in. Thanks to digital archives of the Daily Ģýr and the department of Special Collections and Archives, here is a look into the life of Ģý students in the late 1960s and the days before the tragic events that would change the campus forever.
Flashes Take Care of Flashes Through Online Meditation Classes
Meditative practices are bringing the Ģý community together, even from the comfort of their own home. Ģý of Wellness has moved its Meditation Across Campus sessions online, in an effort to continue the sessions despite the COVID-19 global pandemic.
10 Questions With David Hassler, Director of the Wick Poetry Center
David Hassler is the director of the Wick Poetry Center, where he oversees the local and national Wick projects, works with students and collaborates with other programs across campus. We asked him 10 questions about Kent, Ģý, poetry and, of course, how he's keeping himself — and the Ģý Community — busy during the pandemic.
Collaborative Biodesign Challenge Course Opens New Opportunities
The words “biology” and “design” might not typically intertwine; however, Ģý’s Biodesign Challenge course was created to challenge the idea that the two separate disciplines could not collaborate.
Ģý Research Review 2019: Growing Global Citizens
Ģý hosts STARTALK Foreign Language Academy, where 20 accepted high school students in Northeast Ohio are immersed into either Russian or Chinese language and culture. The Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies received federal funding for the 12th year to host this academy on campus.
Alumna Spreads Kindness in Her Community
Kindness means something different to everyone, but to Stephanie Sweany, ’05, it means making a stranger’s day a little better by simply smiling at them. Stephanie started the Canton Kindness Coalition to “make kindness contagious” in November 2018.
Alumna Named Small Business Champion of Ohio
Claudia Kovach, ’03, M.A. ’09, has been part of her family business, City Machine Technologies, Inc since 2006. Her time and dedication to the company has proven successful, as Claudia was recently named the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Champion of Ohio.
Ģý Held Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14
The Ģý alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.
Alumna to be Featured on Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” for a Chance to Win $10,000
Leslie Srodek-Johnson, ’01, a Ģý journalism graduate, mother of two and lead decorator and baker at Stan’s Northfield Bakery, received the call of a lifetime in December 2018. It was from the Food Network asking her to be a part of the “Christmas Cookie Challenge.”
Alumnus Prepares Off-Broadway Debut of Original Work
A small class assignment in college led to an off-Broadway debut for Ģý musical theatre alumnus Scott Miesse, ’15, who will be premiering his self-written play titled “Abnormal” in January 2020.