Kent State University Celebrates U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and U.S. Poet Laureate 2010-2011 W.S. Merwin is coming to Kent State University on Monday, Oct. 10, for two public events.
read moreKent State Kicks Off 2011-2012 United Way Campaign
Kent State kicked off its annual United Way campaign on Sept. 21, with the goal to raise $180,000 to impact the local community. The campaign will run through Dec. 2, with various fundraising opportunities for faculty and staff.
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Kent State Named Military-Friendly School
G.I. Jobs has named Kent State University a 2012 Military Friendly School for the third year in a row. The premier magazine for military personnel transitioning to civilian life, distinguishes the top 20 percent of colleges doing the most to embrace military service members and veterans as students.
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Kent State University Hotel & Conference Center Groundbreaking
Another big milestone in the $100-million redevelopment of downtown Kent, Ohio, was achieved with the groundbreaking of the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center on Sept. 19.
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Kent State University at Salem Holds Sixth Annual Kids’ Fun Fest on Oct. 1
Kent State University at Salem is hosting its sixth annual Kids’ Fun Fest on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the campus. In addition to free children’s activities, the event will include a Scholastic Book Fair to support the Leetonia School District, and the newly added health fair and flu clinic.
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University, City Come Together for Hotel and Conference Center Groundbreaking
Kent State University President Lester A. Lefton joined members of the Kent State University Foundation Board of Directors, developer and Kent State alumnus Ron Pizzuti of the Pizzuti Companies and Kent Mayor Jerry Fiala to celebrate the recent groundbreaking of the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center.
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