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Good Food, Better Earth Sign

IN A FLASH: Taste Good Food for a Better Earth (and Campus)

Flashes can sample items from nearly 20 vendors to help University Culinary Services determine which new items to add to on-campus menus. 

Tags: Student Life , Students First , Nutrition and Dietitics , Organizational Sustainability , sustainability , University Culinary Services

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It's Her Week at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

Tags: Student Organizations , Community Impact , Community & Society , Student Life , University Libraries , Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Museum , May 4 Visitors Center , Kent Student Center

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Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , University News , Risman Plaza , Total Solar Eclipse , Community & Society , Community Impact

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The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Flash of Darkness: Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society , Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Design Innovation

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IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

Tags: Total Solar Eclipse , University News , Nationally Distinctive , Research & Science , Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact , downtown kent , Main Street Kent , City of Kent

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Have You Picked Your Eclipse Outfit Yet?

As the 2024 total solar eclipse passes over Kent, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students, faculty and staff have the unique opportunity to witness an optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect.

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Community Impact

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Up, Up and Away: Inspiring High-Flying Careers

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering recently hosted a career fair featuring 44 employers from fields ranging from aeronautics and aerospace to engineering, military and more.  Sponsored by the United States Air Force, the event aimed to connect students to alumni and top organizations within these sectors.  

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Students waiting in line at the food truck

Food Trucks Are Back!

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Culinary Services is embracing gastronomic diversity with its annual Food Truck Series, stationed outside the library and student center at Risman Plaza. The community food trucks are available to students, staff, faculty and the Kent community visiting campus.  

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024.

Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit Makes Its Debut

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.

Tags: College of Public Health , Health , Student Life , Community & Society , Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Works , Community Impact

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