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Fire skies over the University Library at sunrise

IN A FLASH: Fiery Skies at Sunrise

Fiery, fall colors filled the cloudy skies above 17cÍøÒ³°æ on an early morning in November. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Office of Continuing and Distance Education , In a Flash

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Cleveland high school students in a robotics lab,

IN A FLASH: Bringing Students to STEM Studies

A group of high school students from Cleveland visited campus as part of a grant-funded program designed to showcase STEM education opportunities in robotics and computer science. 

Tags: Research & Science , Community Impact , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Aeronautics and Engineering , In a Flash

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Quintin Cooks

Track and Field Alumnus Named Grand Prize Winner

17cÍøÒ³°æ graduate Quintin Cooks has been named the grand prize winner of the GO TEACH Dr Pepper Giveaway. 

Tags: Sports , University News , Community Impact

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American Legion Ruck March 2024

IN A FLASH: A Ruck for Vets and Pets

The Ruck for Pets and Vets saw participants march with full backpacks from Downtown Kent and through the university campus to finish at Dix Stadium. Items in the backpacks, and proceeds from the event, will assist in matching veterans and first responders with companion animals. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Veterans Day , Veterans , City of Kent , In a Flash

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Veterans Day 2024

IN A FLASH: Thank You for Your Service

17cÍøÒ³°æ honored all who have served with Veterans Day Commemoration ceremonies Friday on the Kent Campus’ Student Green.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Veterans Day , Veterans , In a Flash

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Students hanging flyers on bulletin boards

Do You Post With a Purpose?

As excitement builds for the upcoming event hosted by your student group, you plaster posters on lamp posts and the sides of campus buildings to promote it. While 17cÍøÒ³°æ supports events created by student organizations, there is a right way and a right place to hang posters on campus.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact

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Professor Dave Foster works with students

Building Support for Affordable Course Materials

17cÍøÒ³°æ understands the financial impact course materials have on students and is taking measures to reduce those costs to Golden Flashes. University Libraries hosted the 2024 Affordable Course Materials Summit, the fourth of its kind, aiming to promote the use of inexpensive course materials among faculty.  

Tags: Community Impact , Student Life

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Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs Diamond Anniversary

IN A FLASH: Celebrating 60 Years of Graduate Studies

17cÍøÒ³°æ awarded its first three doctoral degrees in 1964 and recently celebrated that anniversary at the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Hotel and Conference Center.

Tags: University News , Community Impact , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , In a Flash

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17cÍøÒ³°æ student and first-time voter

IN A FLASH: 17cÍøÒ³°æ Votes!

17cÍøÒ³°æ students – many of them first-time voters, were proud to go to the polls on Tuesday. 

Tags: Elections , Voting , Community & Society , Community Impact , Student Life , In a Flash

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Members of 17cÍøÒ³°æ Air Force and Army ROTC programs salute the American flag during the university’s 2023 Veterans Day Commemoration.

Honoring All Those Who Serve: 17cÍøÒ³°æ Holds Annual Veterans Day Observance

17cÍøÒ³°æ invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: Community & Society , University News , Community Impact , Veterans Day , Events

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