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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumni Learned to Lead in Army ROTC

Students who join the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) program do double time as they work to earn college degrees and graduate as Army officers. While the schedule may be grueling, for two ¹ú²úÂ×Àí graduates, the program prepared them for any challenges they may face.

Tags: Student Life, Profiles, Community Impact

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Designing Your Own Journey From Transfer Student to CEO

As CEO of DesignGroup in Columbus, Ohio, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí alumnus Sherm Moreland found his niche in architecture and a passion for healthcare design. He says the same values that he lived by as a ¹ú²úÂ×Àí student still guide his work today.

Tags: Profiles, Community Impact, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Speakers Share Life-Saving Safety Messages at None 4 Under 21 Event

Approximately 1800 high school seniors from Portage County and neighboring school districts attended the Portage County Safe Communities’ 18th annual None 4 Under 21 and Choices Beyond Program. The program’s goal is to educate students about choices and consequences to help prevent impaired driving and accidents.

Tags: Community Impact, Community & Society, University News, Safety

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May 4 Task Group 2022 Commemoration

May 4 Task Force Connects Current Students to University History

The May 4 Task Force is a student-led organization dedicated to honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, and shedding light on the injustices that followed. Through year-round educational events and continuous activism, the group focuses on what May 4 means to current students. 

Tags: May 4 50, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive

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Drone education at Bioblitz 2023

IN A FLASH: Everybody Wave to the Drone!

Young explorers participating in the Bioblitz event had an opportunity to learn about how drones can help ecology efforts. 

Tags: Research & Science, ESDRI, Center for Ecology & Natural Resource Sustainability, Department of Geography, Child Development Center, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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Visiting May through Augmented Reality

Using Augmented, Virtual Reality to Experience May 4

It may be hard to imagine what the Kent campus looked like 53 years ago. With the May 4 Augmented Reality Experience, students and community members can be transported into the past to experience historical flashbacks and engage with ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s previous generations.

Tags: May 4 50, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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New Research Alliance Creates Environment for Innovation

Collaboration between institutions provides more resources for students. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's participation in a new Research Alliance is creating space and time for students to innovate across Northeast Ohio.

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Students First

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Visiting Kent? Scope Some Spectacular Stays!

Between visiting the beautiful ¹ú²úÂ×Àí campus and joining in on the fun in downtown Kent, there’s never a dull moment around here. Travelers from far and near find themselves drawn to the local shops, restaurants and activities.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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