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Community Impact

Native American Heritage Month Celebration 2023

IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Native American Heritage

The E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center at 17cÍøÒ³°æ sponsored a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

Tags: Kent Student Center , Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture , In a Flash

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Darrel Jones earned his bachelor's degree from 17cÍøÒ³°æ after a 25-year prison sentence.

Changing Lives Through Education and Hope

17cÍøÒ³°æ has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration. 

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , Community & Society

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Bowling balls at the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Surplus Store

Having a Ball at the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Surplus Store

The 17cÍøÒ³°æ Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices. 

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

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Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig on a hunting trip in Washington

Hunting Down Hunger in Northeast Ohio

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man’s mission to “transform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.â€

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair.

Planned Gift Endows Executive Director Position at 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Wick Poetry Center

The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at 17cÍøÒ³°æ that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.

Tags: Legacy , University News , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Wick Poetry Center , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Arts & Culture

Alumni and Giving

17cÍøÒ³°æ Farmers' Market inside the DI HUB

IN A FLASH: Final Fall Farmers’ Market

The final 17cÍøÒ³°æ Farmers' Market of the fall semester moves indoors, inside the DI Hub, on Nov. 14.

Tags: Student Life , DI Hub , Community Impact , Town-Gown , Community & Society , Student Recreation and Wellness Center , 17cÍøÒ³°æ of Well-being , In a Flash

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Native American dancers at The Transforming Educational Praxis through Dialogue with Indigenous Perspectives Conference at 17cÍøÒ³°æ

Native American Heritage Month at 17cÍøÒ³°æ

17cÍøÒ³°æ is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with events throughout November. 

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture

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President Diacon at the Freeze Out Game 2023

IN A FLASH: Flashes at the Freeze Out

17cÍøÒ³°æ President Todd Diacon joined the Marching Golden Flashes and fans at Dix Stadium to cheer on our team at the annual Freeze Out Game. 

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , President , Student Life , Community Impact , Community & Society , Sports , Football , Marching Golden Flashes , Dix Stadium , In a Flash

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