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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day , Total Solar Eclipse , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Community Impact , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science

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Joe French

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Stark Gave Joe French the Foundation to Lead with Hope

Joe French has spent more than three decades helping children believe that their circumstances do not define their future. 

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Women's Lacrosse Photo

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Earns TEAM Impact Campus of the Year

Campus fellows have gone above and beyond to build a culture of belonging, advocacy, and impact throughout the past year

Tags: Sports , Community & Society

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Heritage Park

20 Years of Main Street Kent

For 20 years, Main Street Kent has worked to make downtown a place students want to explore – from Flashes First Friday to Oktoberfest to public art – helping Kent earn recognition as the No. 1 college town in Ohio.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact , downtown kent

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Ceremonial Mace

Twenty-Eight Years Later, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Tradition Comes Full Circle for Father and Son

For nearly three decades, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's ceremonial mace has led thousands of graduates into commencement, symbolizing the authority, history and traditions of the university. On Aug. 8, it will also tell a deeply personal story.

Tags: Profiles , Community & Society

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Gen Z Class

Teaching Gen Z to Put Down the Phone and Talk

Is social media making Gen Z less social? The Akron Beacon Journal explored that question in a recent feature centered on ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Senior Lecturer Aaron Maguire and his Communication and Conflict Management course in the School of Communication Studies.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , School of Communication Studies , College of Sciences and Humanities

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Philip Wagner

Four-Time Graduate Steps Into Ohio's State Superintendent Role

Philip Wagner’s story begins in Northeast Ohio, but the arc of his career has always bent toward ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Justine Siegel

Alumna Justine Siegal Makes History Leading Women's Professional Baseball League

Justine Siegal started her journey with ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University before she was even enrolled as a student. She had heard about the sports studies and while she knew she would not be accepted on her test scores alone, she felt her lifelong passion for sports would carry some weight. 

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Rebecca Johnson Teacher of the Year

Deaf Education Alumna Named Region's Top Teacher

A ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University alumna has been named one of Ohio's top educators.

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Basford Family

The Basford Family ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Legacy

When James (Jim) Basford came to study business at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University in the 1950s, he set in motion a tradition that would span three generations and nearly 500 miles.

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