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Community & Society

GEAR awards

Moving Gears To Create Change

Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of the Women’s Center, mentioned the G.E.A.R Awards was born out of a previous event called Mothers, Mentors, And Muses, which recognized and elevated Kent State’s faculty and staff who made a difference in a student or colleague’s life. 

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Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Mobile Flashes Program

IN A FLASH: Mobile Flashes Roll Out!

A mobile unit from Kent State's College of Public Health is providing education, screening and wellness services to the community.

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Students in a lecture hall

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Regional Campuses To Hold Information Sessions For Eastern Gateway Community College Students

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Regional Campuses are hosting a series of information sessions designed to help Eastern Gateway Community College students navigate the transfer process and continue their education pathways. 

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Sonia Karkare, program director for the Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

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Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve

Who Experienced the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Kent, Ohio?

There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing. 

The last time Kent experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year’s April 8 event. 

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The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery

IN A FLASH: The Truth is ... Downtown?

An art exhibition in the Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed. 

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Updated Community Geography Lab

Improving The Community Through Geography

After two years of preparation, the Community Geography Lab is back. What started as a room filled with filing cabinets and old maps, turned into a colorful local resource filled with whiteboard-topped tables and maps lining the walls.

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Electronics recycling 2024

IN A FLASH: E-Cycle Days 2024

Flashes Recycle Electronics at the annual Electronics Drive, open to the

 

 community, each Wednesday in March. 

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