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IN A FLASH: See YOUR Photo Here!

Anyone can submit a photo for ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Today's "IN A FLASH" photo feature! Submitted photos should be clear, high-resolution images and have a connection to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí. 

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Grace Puin

Student Makes History Leading Parkinson's Speech Therapy

Grace Puin excels at getting Parkinsons patients to speak and swallow with intent. She’s so good in fact that Parkinson Voice Project, a nonprofit organization that helps people with Parkinson’s all over the world, invited her to host one of its online SPEAK OUT! Home Practice Sessions.

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Kent Roosevelt Chemistry Visit

IN A FLASH: Kent Roosevelt Visits Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomed students from Kent Roosevelt High School for a day of information sessions, demonstrations and tours of the university's state-of-the-art learning spaces. 

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Police on bikes patrol campus during the 2024 Eclipse

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police: Credibility and Consistency Are ‘Part of Our DNA’

The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Department received its 10th consecutive reaccreditation in November 2024 after consistently exceeding the standards set by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, a third-party accreditation agency. 

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Blast Off 2024

Take a Fresh Look at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Student Organizations on Jan. 17

Studies show students who participate in student organizations are more successful academically and are more satisfied with their college experience. Sponsored by ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Center for Student Involvement, the Fresh Start Fair on Jan. 17 gives students an opportunity to explore the university’s 350+ student organizations.

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Bridging Communities: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí to Host 2025 International Town and Gown Association Conference

When cities and universities work together, incredible things can happen. Like any good partnership, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí and the city of Kent have spent years building and strengthening their relationship, and it has paid off. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí will host the 2025 International Town and Gown Association Conference.

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Tyler Stimpert, left, and Jehlani White, right, graduated with their master's degrees from the College of Public Health.

From Classroom to Community: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Graduates Drive Change Through LGBTQ+ Research

Two ¹ú²úÂ×Àí graduates who recently earned their Master of Public Health degrees spent the past two years as researchers on the first-of-its-kind Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment. 

Tags: Community & Society, Student Life, Community Impact, College of Public Health

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Gospel Choir

IN A FLASH: Joyous Voices

Cartwright Hall was filled with the voices of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Gospel Choir in a performance earlier this month. 

Tags: Community & Society, choir, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, College of the Arts

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LGBTQ Center Parade

Support Reminds Students ‘They Are Worthy’

The LGBTQ+ Center’s LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund has been helping members from the LGBTQ+ community with different financial crises encountered throughout their academic journeys since 2010. The main purpose of the fund is to ensure that students are able to overcome challenges they face and continue pursuing their education.

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Commencement

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Offered Smooth Road to Graduation for NDC Transfers

When Notre Dame College announced in March 2024 that it would be closing its doors for financial reasons, students like Reagan Davenport found the doors at Kent State to be wide open, and a welcoming and accessible transfer process followed.   

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