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Week of Nov. 2, 2015
Kent State’s Blackstone LaunchPad Reports Another Impressive Set of Elevator Pitches
More than 30 Kent State University students each presented a 90-second “elevator pitch” for either a business idea or their personal brand inside a library elevator for a panel of judges.
read moreKent State Salem Opens Renovated Floor of Centofanti Hall
Kent State University at Salem welcomed the James and Coralie Centofanti family, as well as community members, to campus to celebrate the completion of renovations to the health and sciences wing, now known as Centofanti Hall.
read moreHave a Heart: Kent State Kicks Off 2015 United Way Campaign
Kent State University is proud to kick off the 2015 Kent State United Way Campaign, which will run now through Nov. 25.
read moreWeek of Oct. 26, 2015
Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center Receives Historic Preservation Certificate
Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center has been selected by the International Society for Landscape, Place and Material Culture to receive its Historic Preservation Certificate of Merit.
read moreKent State Stark Honors College Graduate Named 2015 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council has named Dorvan Byler, a 2015 graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University at Stark, as a Portz Scholar for 2015.
read moreKent State’s College of Communication and Information Hosts Sichuan University Student Delegates
Kent State University’s College of Communication and Information and its School of Communication Studies hosted four student delegates and three administrators from Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, to experience the everyday life of a communication studies student.
read moreWeek of Oct. 19, 2015
Kent State Professor Receives NSF Grant to Research Novel States of Matter
Maxim Dzero, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been granted $302,796 from the National Science Foundation for his project titled “Spins and Knots: The Rise of Topology in F-Orbital Materials.”
read moreKent State Salem Students Collect Costumes for Less Fortunate Families
Students in the honors program at Kent State University at Salem are collecting Halloween costumes as part of Operation Scare, an effort to help area families celebrate the seasonal holiday in more affordable ways.
read moreKent State’s Child Development Center and University Facilities Management Hold Second Annual Meet the Trucks Event
Children from Kent State's Child Development Center explored 11 vehicles, including mowers, snow plows, dump trucks and street sweepers, as part of the second annual Meet the Trucks event.
read moreWeek of Oct. 12, 2015
The Search Is On for Excellence
Nominations for the annual President’s Excellence Award will be accepted from Oct. 12 through Nov. 6.
read moreStep Up and Speak Out Materials Provide Helpful Resources to Kent State Employees
As fall semester reaches the halfway mark, Kent State University faculty and staff are encouraged to revisit the Step Up and Speak Out folder they received in August and review how to effectively address stressful situations.
read moreRibbon Cutting Officially Opens the Locke House
Kent State University at East Liverpool officially opened the James and Margaret Locke Occupational Therapy Facility during a dedication ceremony on Sept. 25.
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