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Ellen Engleman Conners, poses near the portrait of her great-grandfather, Kent State's third president, James Engleman.

Great-Granddaughter of Kent State鈥檚 Third President Makes First Time Campus Visit

Kent State University recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of Kent State鈥檚 third president, visited campus for the first time.

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Profiles , Nationally Distinctive

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a black squirrel on the Kent Campus

Love For Kent State鈥檚 Black Squirrels Travels Far

Kent State University鈥檚 unofficial mascot is getting love from Northeast Ohioans far and wide.

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Flashes First Friday 2025

IN A FLASH: Discovering Downtown

On Aug. 15, some of Kent State's newest Golden Flashes explored downtown Kent as part of Flashes First Friday. 

Tags: Town-Gown , downtown kent , Community & Society , Community Impact , KSU Kickoff , City of Kent

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Downton Abbey movie preview to be held at Kent State.

Downton Abbey Fans Grab Your Tissues and Head to Kent for the Grand Finale

A collaboration between Kent State University鈥檚 School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, 鈥淒ownton Abbey: The Grand Finale,鈥 will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kent Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Ed Mechenbier

An Honorable Journey From Vietnam to Kent State Geauga

Honor is not only an attitude; it鈥檚 an action. As it is given and received, it profoundly improves the lives of all involved.

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The fountain at the Kent State Student Memorial Garden.

IN A FLASH: A Place of Quiet Contemplation

Dedicated in April 2015, The Student Memorial Garden on Manchester Field was created as a place of reflection and remembrance of all Kent State students who have died. 

Tags: University News , Community & Society , University Facilities Management , Student Life

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Copley High School senior Grant Hyne used his Eagle Service Project to add a Hammock Hangout to campus.

Eagle Scout Project Provides Kent State Students a Place to Hang Out

Copley High School senior Grant Hyne developed Hammock Hangout on the Kent Campus as part of an Eagle Scout service project.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society

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A rendering of upcoming construction on East Main Street.

In a Roundabout Way: East Main Street Construction to Begin on Kent Campus

Orange barrels will soon appear on a three-quarter-mile stretch of Ohio Route 59/East Main Street that runs through Kent State University鈥檚 Front Campus, marking the start of a three-year construction project to make the thoroughfare safer and more attractive.

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Michele Curran Cornell

History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history 鈥 not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. 

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Three Presidents Banner

鈥楢ll Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men鈥

A Mantua woman who worked at Kent State in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at Kent State and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

Tags: Profiles , University News , Community Impact , Office of the President , Community & Society

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