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Summer Preview KSU 2024

IN A FLASH: A Warm Welcome for Visiting Families

Summer Preview KSU days give high school and transfer students and their families an opportunity to get to know Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹. 

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Journalism Student Della Fowler sitting with three other people at table in gymnastics meet

‘Find What Makes Your Heart Beat a Little Faster’

For journalism student Della Fowler, a chance opportunity to report on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University gymnastics sparked a passion that has led her all the way to covering the Olympics.

Tags: school of media and journalism, Internships, Global Reach, Students First

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Flash, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s mascot, waves a flag in front of Dix Stadium before a home football game. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ and Cleveland Clinic Enter Multiyear Partnership to Support Student-Athlete Health and Wellness

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ student-athlete health and wellness.

Tags: University News, Students First, Partnerships, Cleveland Clinic, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Sports, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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Crawford Hall progress

Crawford Hall Nears Completion

Anticipation grows as construction on the new home of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship nears completion. The university's newest and largest building will house innovative, state-of-the-art spaces for learning, collaboration and engaging in valuable, hands on business experiences. 

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University mascot Flash and cheerleaders get the Class of 2027 excited during the 2023 Convocation in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Named Most Affordable Ohio College

In its 2024 Best Colleges analysis of more than 700 four-year colleges, Money ranked Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ as the most affordable college in Ohio. 

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Students at DKS

Accessibility Impresses Parent at Perfect Moment

Julia Keahey, video and digital marketing coordinator for University Housing and Culinary Services, shared a touching story on LinkedIn about "an interaction with a parent that will forever stay with me."

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Model Room Makeover

IN A FLASH: Decked Out for DKS

The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Department of Residence Services, University Communications and Marketing and Meijer stores recently teamed up to makeover the model residence hall rooms in Eastway Center. 

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Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹

In 2020, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off. 

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Melissa Fenn, M.Ed., Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ senior advisor II

Best of the Best: Melissa Fenn Wins Inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award

Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA). 

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Bullets Shattered This Car Window Where Jillian Saliba Had Been Standing

When a gunman's bullets knocked her down, her professors were there to lift her up

As she prepared to receive her degree, Jillian Saliba reflected on a deeply personal story of surviving a drive-by shooting during winter break of her early years as a Golden Flash. When the trauma took its toll, she leaned on her professors.

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