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In every ����ɫ��ҹ University video commercial there are students. Students are the face of ����ɫ��ҹ. But students do more than participate as talent in front of the camera. They help plan, record and edit these videos. And let us say, these videos take longer than you think to create. On Nov. 18, 2022, ����ɫ��ҹ’s Division of University Communications and Marketing (UCM) created a video to capture ����ɫ��ҹ’s celebration of Thanksgiving. The video – posted on all of the university’s social media channels – depicts a lonely Flash, ����ɫ��ҹ’s mascot, eating a bowl of bird seed alon...

Sara and Rafael, students in the American Academy (AA) program, took a break from their studies to explore the Christmas Market in Old Town Curitiba, Brazil. The American Academy (AA) is a dual-enrollment program offered jointly by ����ɫ��ҹ University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), located in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Launched in July 2018, the program allows students to complete their first two years of undergraduate study in Brazil at the PUCPR campus, taking ����ɫ��ҹ classes taught in English by ����ɫ��ҹ faculty members, and earning...

The cause of a fire that burned for two days last week at the historic Star of the West mill complex remains undetermined.  The fire broke out at about 8:45 a.m. Friday and crews remained on the scene throughout the weekend.  The Kent Fire Department said the investigation was continuing with investigators from the state fire marshal’s office on the scene.  The call from the city of Kent to conserve water while the blaze was in progress was rescinded Saturday, according to the Kent service director’s office.  North Water Street, however, remained closed ...

“Students are who we serve,” said Linda Hoeptner Poling, Ph.D., associate professor in art education and undergraduate coordinator for the School of Art at ����ɫ��ҹ University. “They are at the center. They are at the margins. They are at the folds. They are everything.” Hoeptner Poling’s “student-centered” attitude is what led to her receiving recognition from her students and ultimately the Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). Hoeptner Poling is one of three educators honored with the 2022 DTA. The award is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching and has been sponsored...

The ����ɫ��ҹ University Press publishes dozens of titles each year, from crime fiction and poetry to history and biographies, all of which make for great holiday gift giving.  “We’ve had a stellar lineup of titles for 2022, including two books with KSU's Wick Poetry Center: ‘Dear Vaccine,’ which was featured on the PBS NewsHour and ‘Sister Tongue,’ winner of the Wick Poetry Award,” said Julia Wiesenberg, marketing and sales manager for The ����ɫ��ҹ University Press.  The Press recently released the memoir of former Ohio Gov. Richard Celeste, who served from 1983 to 199...

Dancers appear to fly as they practice their choreography for this weekend's performances of "Dance '22: Shifting Landscapes," on Dec. 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. The artistic director for the production is Barbara Allegra Verlezza and the concert features original choreography by members of ����ɫ��ҹ University’s dance faculty and guest artists with performances by dance majors and minors from ����ɫ��ҹ's School of Theatre and Dance. All performances take place in E. Turner Stump Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts (1325 Theat...

KENT, Ohio - Ten finalists competed in the John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch competition at ����ɫ��ҹ University on December 1.  The Idea Pitch competition helps ����ɫ��ҹ students develop their startup companies and pitch their business ideas to a panel of executive judges to win cash prizes. Winners were: Sophia Edmunds, a senior fashion merchandising major, won first place with REVEIL: REVEIL undergarments allow women to feel limitless in their activewear by concealing uncomfortable feminine lines. REVEIL’s thoughtful des...

Winter is coming for ����ɫ��ҹ University students. Ohio is used to its fair share of winter weather, but if it is your first winter in Kent you may not be physically or emotionally prepared for the cold and the gray. Since we’re here to learn, we want to go to class despite the weather. So here are five tips for getting through it - and maybe having a little fun along the way. Wear Appropriate Outerwear Clothing    When walking around in cold weather it is important to have the proper outer gear. Warm, weatherproof coats, hats and gloves will keep you warm from chilly...

On Friday morning, ����ɫ��ҹ issued an advisory to the community about a fire that erupted at the former Star of the West mill in downtown Kent. Though the smoke can be seen from a distance, there is no danger to the Kent Campus as the fire is contained to downtown. The Kent Fire Department is on the scene with help from multiple area fire departments to battle the blaze. Area businesses have been evacuated or closed for the day. Firefighters have blocked off the streets surrounding the mill, and the university is encouraging the community to stay away from downtown.   ...

Get a slice of the action at Homeslice Pizzeria, the newest edition to the Hub in the Kent Student Center. This year the student center celebrated its 50th anniversary. Homeslice Pizzeria was an idea that began at the end of August to fill a recent vacant spot in the Hub. “We opened on the 50th anniversary of the student center on the 50th day of class of that year,” said Eliot Norris, associate director and campus executive chef for University Culinary Services. “We wanted to have all the Hub spaces open down there.” Currently, the menu includes pepperoni, cheese, veggie, sa...