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When Don’Marie Reid enrolled in �������� four years ago, she was on a mission to prepare for a career as a pediatrician, to become a role model for her peers, and to make the LeBron James Family Foundation proud.As she graduated from �������� this past week as a member of the first cohort of the I Promise program, Reid walked across the stage knowing that she has achieved her mission and so much more.Reid, who is a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, credits the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise program and �������� Vice President an...

   With a flip of a tassel, more than 4,800 �������� students became �������� alumni in university commencement ceremonies on May 8, 9 and 10. Exuberant graduates and their families shouted, jumped, hugged and shed happy tears as these Golden Flashes moved on to the next part of their journeys.        Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your ��������-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future �������� Today post. Photos should be framed -horizontally- and include a brief description...

Drawing from personal experiences growing up in rural Kansas, �������� President Todd Diacon shared how the low-level anxiety of temporary disorientation on country backroads taught him valuable life lessons that remain relevant today.“My message to you today, graduates, is that it is OK not to be fully certain about something,” Diacon told the enthusiastic crowds. “Being uncertain and even experiencing a bit of anxiety because of that uncertainty is also OK.”Watch Diacon’s address: In a time when many graduates face questions about their futures, Diacon’s message resonated w...

What started as a simple conversation between a �������� School of Fashion student and the American head of the global luxury menswear and fabric brand Scabal touched off a series of events that will result in a group of rarely seen Salvador Dali paintings having their North American debut in Northeast Ohio on June 12.What happened in between was a combination of luck, perfect timing and invaluable partnerships with Scabal and Peg’s Foundation in Hudson, Ohio, that are benefiting ��������’s internationally renowned School of Fashion in many ways.It began in the summer of 2023, w...

Commencement ceremonies were held May 9 for the �������� Columbiana County campuses for graduates earning associate and baccalaureate degrees, as well as certificates, for the 2024-2025 academic yearBaccalaureate Honors: Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honors):Kalei CookGrace CoppolaBrooke DustmanMaureen MackarAlexia MillerOlivia RiceAndrew SchultzSteven VulicMadelyn Wells Magna Cum Laude (High Honors):Ashley AlgarinBrittany ArnoldJennifer BiggsJulia EllksEllysa ExlineMegan FoustTabatha GarmanAugustin HolmanKristen HoyMarissa KrasinskiOlivia McCoyErica MerkelCarly MustakeElise NaymanMadis...

In a powerful commencement address that captured the hearts of ��������’s Class of 2025, Brother Rogério Renato Mateucci, Rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), delivered a deeply moving speech that challenged graduates to find meaning through courage and compassion.Drawing from a poignant story encountered at the Holocaust Memorial in Boston, Brother Rogério shared the remarkable tale of two friends in a concentration camp – Gerta Weissmann Klein and her friend Elisa. In the midst of unimaginable hardship, Elisa discovered a single raspberry, carefully wr...

As the summer months roll in, the �������� at Tuscarawas Library and Makerspace is once again opening its doors to imagination, learning and family fun, transforming into a vibrant hub of joy and discovery.This year’s “Summer Fun for Everyone at KSU Tusc” promises exciting opportunities for all age groups, offering a dynamic lineup of activities designed to inspire, connect and entertain.“We have a great lineup of events planned this year for all ages!” said Maria Feik, �������� Tuscarawas equipment lab technician and event coordinator. “Many of our faculty and staff have volunt...