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Ashtabula Interim Dean Bill Ayres (left) receives a $50,000 check from MFG Chairman Richard Morrison

Following an initial two-year period, Molded Fiber Glass (MFG) Chairman Richard Morrison recently returned to the Kent State University at Ashtabula Campus to announce a two-year renewal of the MFG Foundation Ashtabula County Scholarship program. As in the program鈥檚 first two years, the program is funding $50,000 in scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year and $50,000 the following year. Scholarships may be applied to tuition, fees, books and supplies. 鈥淭his scholarship program specifically is very important to us, as is education in general,鈥 Morrison said. 鈥淎n educated community is...

Singer David Crosby, who died Thursday, during a past visit to Kent State University.

Kent State University Assistant Professor Roseann 鈥淐hic鈥 Canfora, who was an eyewitness to the Kent State shootings, is remembering singer David Crosby for his commitment to making sure that the events of May 4, 1970, would always be remembered.  Crosby, founding member of the band Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, died Thursday at age 81.  The band鈥檚 song, 鈥淥hio鈥 with its haunting refrain of 鈥渇our dead in Ohio鈥 has become the unofficial anthem of the Kent State shootings and for student activism then and now. Four Kent State students were killed and nine wounded when the Ohio Na...

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My name is Jon Evanick. I am a sophomore majoring in Public Health with a minor in Economics and I plan on graduating in the spring of 2025. During my first year at Kent State, I lived in one of the Tri Towers 鈥 Koonce Hall. The number of friends I met in the elevator shocked me. The students here are easy to talk to and I guarantee you will build community in some of the most surprising places.  I never considered becoming a Resident Assistant (RA) until one of the residence hall directors recommended the position. I always trust the guidance of staff and faculty at Kent S...

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