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“Run the World 5K” Scheduled for Sept. 12

Event will support education-abroad scholarships at Kent State

Kent State University will host the inaugural “Run the
World 5K,” a run/walk international-themed race, on
Sept. 12 on the Lefton Esplanade at the Kent Campus.
Registration proceeds will support education-abroad
scholarships at Kent State.

Kent State University will host the inaugural “Run the World 5K,” a run/walk international-themed race, on Saturday, Sept. 12, on the Lefton Esplanade at the Kent Campus. Registration proceeds will support education-abroad scholarships so that Kent State students can better afford the experience of short- or long-term education-abroad programs.

Registration is open to the public, and participants may run, jog or walk through the beautiful, tree-lined course along the scenic Lefton Esplanade. Strollers are welcome. Packet pickup begins at 7 a.m., and the race begins at 8:30 a.m. The start and finish line will be located at Risman Plaza (in between the Kent Student Center and University Library).

"This event appeals to both runners and non-runners alike and offers Kent State and the city of Kent a chance to come together and celebrate our international community and encourage our young scholars to get out there and see the world beyond Northeast Ohio," says Ed Butch, race director and senior academic advisor in Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Participants can register online at www.kent.edu/RunTheWorld. Registration is $25 and includes a tech T-shirt and a finisher’s medal. All participants are invited to the Kent International Festival in downtown Kent as a post-race party. The festival is hosted by Main Street Kent and will have international food for purchase and free entertainment. Race-day registration is available starting at 7 a.m., payable by cash or check. Awards will be given to the top female and male runners, as well as age group categories.

“Studying abroad is not just about visiting another country; it’s about expanding our students’ ability to think critically about themselves and the world in which they live so that they can become better global citizens,” says James Blank, Ph.D., dean of Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences. “Supporting this race means supporting our students to enable them to have the most rewarding and potentially life-changing experiences of their academic career at Kent.”

For questions about the race or sponsorship opportunities, visit www.kent.edu/runtheworld or contact Butch at 330-672-8976 or ebutch@kent.edu.

Kent State’s Parents and Families Day is Sept. 12

Kent State University is a student's home away from home, and each year the university invites family members to make it theirs as well, as part of Parents and Families Day. Parents and Families Day, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 12, offers many different events and activities. Share the Kent State experience as you spend time connecting with your student, interacting with faculty and staff, and experiencing what makes being a Golden Flash so special.

A schedule of activities is available at www.kent.edu/families.

Football Ticket Information

Kent State will host Delaware State on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m. Post-game fireworks will be presented by AMETEK. Click here to order your tickets now.

Please join us and cheer on the Golden Flashes!

For more information about Kent State’s Parents and Families Day, visit www.kent.edu/families.

Kent State Alumni Association to Recognize Award Recipients Oct. 2

Pictured are recipients of the 2014 Alumni Awards. The
recipients of the 2015 Alumni Awards will be honored on
Oct. 2 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference
Center.

The Kent State University Alumni Association will recognize the recipients of the 2015 Alumni Awards on Oct. 2 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center.

The following alumni have been selected for these awards:

• Abbie Morneault, ’12; Distinguished Citizen Award
• Larry Disbro, ’71, ’73, M.Ed. ’78, and Sandy Disbro, ’75; Kent State Advocacy Award
• Morgan Shields, ’14; Outstanding New Professional Award
• Earl Miller, ’85; Professional Achievement Award
• Timothy Hunsicker, ’92, ’93, M.Arch. ‘94; Distinguished Alumni Award

In addition to the alumni awards, one student award is given. This year’s Golden Flash recipient is Douglas DeFouw, Jr., a sophomore majoring in flight technology at Kent State.

The awards ceremony will start at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail hour, and the dinner and awards presentation will start at approximately 7:30 p.m. Individuals interested in attending the ceremony should register before Sept. 18.

For more information on the alumni award recipients or to attend the awards banquet, visit www.ksualumni.org/alumniawardrecipients.

Kent State Professor to Discuss History of Famous Ravenna Black Couple

Christina McVay will speak on the topic
"Frederick and Harriet Loudin: Ravenna's
World-Famous Couple No One Has Heard
Of" on Sept. 2.

The Kent State University Honors College will host its next Research Uncorked event on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 5:30 p.m. at the Secret Cellar, located at 176 E. Main St. in downtown Kent. Research Uncorked is open to the public. Food and beverages are available but not provided. Tickets are not required.

Ravenna native and successful musician Frederick Loudin and his wife, Harriet, were outspoken 19th-century advocates of racial equality, yet very few are familiar with their history.

Loudin (1836-1904) was recruited into the already famous Fisk Jubilee Singers in 1874, “quickly [becoming] one of the... most important soloists. Throughout his career, Loudin used the jubilee platform to make public statements on the issue of civil rights. He was, in retrospect, the most politically outspoken black entertainer of the nineteenth century. . .” Loudin became director of the Singers, taking them on a six-year world tour.

The Loudins attended the first Pan-African Conference in 1900 in London and, on various occasions, worked with the likes of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells and W.E.B. DuBois.

This upcoming talk, titled "Frederick and Harriet Loudin: Ravenna's World-Famous Couple No One Has Heard Of," will share their history and contributions to the racial equality movement.

The speaker Christina McVay holds a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Pan-African Studies and the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State. McVay has been researching this couple, both of whom were outspoken advocates of racial equality, since 1999. She also is working on the 1878 diary of Loudin’s wife, Harriet, as well as several of their letters from the world tour.

McVay earned her M.A. in comparative literature from Kent State in 1984.

About Research Uncorked

Research Uncorked, an ongoing event sponsored by the Honors College, is designed to bring together a broad range of Kent State researchers and the Kent and surrounding communities for focused public conversations.

For more information about Research Uncorked, contact Victoria Bocchicchio, director, Academic Programs, at 330-672-2312 or vbocchic@kent.edu.