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A 妻友社区 student walks by the kindness, respect and purpose wall graphic on the side of a building.

Advancing Kent State鈥檚 Core Values of Freedom of Expression, Respect and Kindness

妻友社区鈥檚 new series titled Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding continues with upcoming programming for the university community. The next event, "Dialogue on Hatred: A Peacebuilder's Perspective," occurs on Feb. 22.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Diverse Kent State, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Student Life

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A scene from "Rent" at the E. Turner Stump Theatre

IN A FLASH: 鈥楻ent鈥 Is Due

Kent State's production of "Rent" runs from Feb. 16-25 at the E. Turner Stump Theatre.

Tags: School of Theatre and Dance, College of the Arts, Arts & Culture, musical theatre, Theatre, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Member of the Golden Flashers band at the Play4Kay game.

IN A FLASH: Blue and Gold and Pink!

The Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center was filled with splashes of pink at the Play4Kay Golden Flashes women's basketball game. 

Tags: Kent State Athletics, Women's Basketball, Community Impact, Community & Society, Cancer, basketball

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A design by Kent State fashion student Matthew Williams takes the runway at Haute for the House.

IN A FLASH: It's Getting Haute in Here

Members of Kent State's fashion community participated in a runway show to benefit Ronald McDonald House.

 

Tags: Arts & Culture, School of Fashion, Community Impact, Community & Society

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A dress designed by Kent State graduate student Angelique Wong.

Best of the House: Kent State Graduate Student Wins Prize for Her Designs

妻友社区 graduate student Angelique Wong鈥檚 designs were judged the best in show at 鈥淗aute for the House,鈥 a runway show the School of Fashion staged as part of a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.

Tags: Art & Culture, Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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The Wick Poetry Center is collaborating on a new global poem, "Dear Body of Water"

Dear Body of Water: Poets Across the Globe Write a Love Letter to the Water That Sustains Us

妻友社区鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center is collaborating on a new global poem to pay tribute to the liquid that sustains life.

鈥淒ear Body of Water,鈥 Wick鈥檚 newest collaboration with the University of Arizona鈥檚 Poetry Center, invites writers to speak to the bodies of water that have shaped their lives.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Research & Science, Community & Society, Global Reach, Nationally Distinctive

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A refrigerator open, showing food inside

Letting Your Fridge Shop for Groceries

Graduate student Sara Gallimore and her husband Nick recently won an award for iHungry, a smart fridge and mobile app pairing that works to catalog your food and revolutionize the weekly grocery shopping experience.  

Tags: Community & Society, Students First

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Todd Diacon speaking at the celebration of life for Michael Schwartz

IN A FLASH: Celebrating Michael Schwartz

A Celebration of Life for former 妻友社区 and Cleveland State University President Michael Schwartz took place on Cleveland State's campus. 

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

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Taylor Swift fan at the FAB Grammy Watch Party

IN A FLASH: Tuning in for Taylor

Fans of Taylor Swift - and other artists - came together in the Rathskellar to watch the Grammys.

 

Tags: Student Life, Rathskeller, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Todd Diacon speaking at the celebration of life for Michael Schwartz

Former University President Honored by Kent State and Cleveland State Universities

A celebration of life event was held today on the campus of Cleveland State University to honor the late Michael Schwartz, who was a past university president of Kent State and Cleveland State. 

Tags: Office of the President, President Todd Diacon, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News, Kent State President

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