Success Story
President Warren Joins U.S. Rep. Ryan in Championing Transportation Funding
Kent State University President Beverly Warren recently joined U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan in a meeting with regional leaders about the state of Ohio鈥檚 infrastructure and the need for increased funding to improve deficiencies. The group met Sept. 5 in Kent at the Portage Area Regional Transportation鈥
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Kent State鈥檚 鈥淔ormula to Finish鈥 Timely Graduation Initiative Saves Students Time and Money
Kent State University is embarking on a campaign to motivate and assist students toward timely graduation. The university鈥檚 鈥淔ormula to Finish鈥 initiative encourages students to register for and pass at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in two years to get their associate degre鈥
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Kent State Theatre Students Perform in Scotland
Transforum Theatre, a student organization in Kent State University鈥檚 School of Theatre and Dance, performed last month at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dedicated to helping students pursue their passions and explore their creativity through art, Transforum Theatre was invite鈥
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Student Retention Drives Kent State Enrollment Growth at Its Kent Campus; Campus Also Welcomes Highest-Achieving Freshman Class
Kent State University continues to set records and reach its enrollment goals. The university released its official 15th day census data for the 2014 Fall Semester, reporting the highest retention rate for the Kent Campus in the university鈥檚 104-year history. Retention of Kent Campus freshmen has in鈥
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Music, Food and Freebies at Black Squirrel Festival
A Kent State tradition for 33 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival took place Friday, Sept. 5, from 12-6 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as 鈥
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Kent State Introduces Blue and Gold Friday
Kent State University has established a new Kent State tradition called Blue and Gold Friday. Kent State faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to wear the university鈥檚 blue and gold colors every Friday to promote Kent State spirit and pride. 鈥淲e are one university family, and one of t鈥
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Congratulations to Our New Graduates
Kent State University congratulates its new graduates. The university held its fall 2013 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State conferred 1,984 degrees, including 1,544 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 390 master鈥
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Undergraduate Students Research Objectification of Women on TV
Previous research says female members of Generation Y are likely to have low self-esteem, resulting in negative behavior because of how women are portrayed in the media, but on the contrary, three undergraduate students from Kent State University have found this is not always true. Fashion mercha鈥
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First Football Game of 2014 Season Kicks Off Saturday
The Kent State University football team opens its 2014 season Saturday, Aug. 30, hosting Mid-American Conference East Division rival Ohio University at 6 p.m. inside Dix Stadium. The Kent State Golden Flashes won their final two games of the 2013 season, while the Bobcats earned a spot in the Beef 鈥樷
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Kent State Enables More Diverse Students to Study Abroad
Six recent high school graduates who will be starting classes at Kent State University this fall got a head start on their college education by studying abroad at Kent State鈥檚 Florence Summer Institute in Florence, Italy. Tajee Anderson, Rachel Brown, Jalessa Caples, Iniah Dunbar, Dennis M鈥
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