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Black squirrel eating an acorn

IN A FLASH: Celebrate Our 'Unofficial' Mascot!

Let's get nuts! The 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Black Squirrel Festival, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Center for Student Involvement, Parents and Families Weekend, Division of Student Life, Student Life

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International teachers in the Fulbright TEA Program are spending six weeks at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

Educators from Around the Globe Improving their Teaching Skills at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí

A group of 22 secondary school teachers from 20 different countries is spending six weeks at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí as part of a Fulbright program of professional development for foreign educators. 

Tags: University News, Global Reach, Community and Society, Community Impact, Global Presence, Diverse ¹ú²úÂ×Àí

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Student walking near Manchester Hall with grandparents and dog

IN A FLASH: We Are (Flash) Family!

A full schedule of fun activities is planned for Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend – Sept. 29 and 30 – at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí. 

Tags: Parents and Families Weekend, Student Life, University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Alumni, Black Squirrel Festival, Football

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Torsten Hegmann, director of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, stands in front of the institute's advanced X-ray scattering device, which is drawing scientists to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí for their research.

X-Ray Scattering Machine Draws Researchers From Region and Beyond

If you build it they will come: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's advanced X-ray scattering machine is drawing researchers from as far as Canada.

Tags: University News, Research & Science, Community & Society, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Works, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Protesters

Unions, Strikes and You

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Today reached out to C. Lockwood Reynolds, Ph.D., professor of economics at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, to talk about the United Auto Workers strike — and unions in general — and their effects on the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí community.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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Display of colorful hats at 2023 Latino Affairs Summit resource fair

IN A FLASH: Scenes From the Summit

The 2023 Ohio Latino Affairs Summit, "¡Juntos! Latino Growth Is Ohio Growth," convened on Friday at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Kent Campus. 

Tags: Diverse ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, University News, Kent Student Center, Community & Society, Community Impact, Arts & Culture

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A large solar array atop the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Field House.

Ohio EPA Honors ¹ú²úÂ×Àí with Environmental Excellence Award

Ohio EPA honors ¹ú²úÂ×Àí with a platinum award for environmental excellence.

Tags: University News, Community and Society, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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KSU students participating in tree-planting event at CVNP.

IN A FLASH: Halfway to 5,200 Trees!

¹ú²úÂ×Àí students planted trees in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park on Saturday. 

Tags: Organizational Sustainability, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Tree, Community Impact, Research & Science, Community & Society, School of Foundations Leadership and Administration

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The Rock in 1976

The Day The Rock Moved

The Rock on ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Front Campus wasn't always where it is today. 

Tags: The Rock, University News, Student Life, University Facilities Management, Community Impact

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