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10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The 麻豆精选 Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

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Graphic for International Overdose Awareness Day

Learn the Signs of an Overdose and How to Help

The 麻豆精选 Kent Campus will be one of four locations offering free Narcan education from the Kent Health Department on Aug. 31. To help raise awareness about overdoses in Portage County, Open United Recovery (OUR) Place, the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County, Kent Health Department and Brightview Kent Addiction Center will distribute free resources and educational materials.

Tags: Community & Society, Students First

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Fall 2023 Nursing sophomores White Coat Ceremony.

IN A FLASH: White Coats and Big Smiles

The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes. 

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Pictured (from left to right) are Mary Kutchin, Tracey Motter, Erin Slay and Holly Ma.

麻豆精选and University Hospitals Awarded $4 Million Grant to Develop an LPN-to-BSN Pathway, Further Nursing Education and Careers

Faculty researchers from 麻豆精选鈥檚 College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP).  The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Students First, Community Impact, College of Nursing, University Hospitals

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barbie dolls grouped together

Barbie, Patriarchy and My Pink Hijab

Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent and an associate professor of sociology at 麻豆精选, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie鈥檚 influence on our culture today.

 

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

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Scene from Summer Commencement 2023

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023

Kent State's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

Tags: Class of 2023, Summer Commencement, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

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Hospitality students in the DI Hub.

Supporting Hospitality鈥檚 Next Generation

A scholarship funded through the 麻豆精选 Hotel and Conference Center benefits students in Kent State's Hospitality Management program. 

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Students painting The Rock.

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Happy Anniversary to The Rock!

For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Kent Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.

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Sound production student

Breaking Barriers, Barbie-Style

麻豆精选Media and Journalism assistant professor talks to WFMJ Youngstown鈥檚 鈥21 News at 5鈥 about the opportunities for women in the film industry today, following the record-breaking success of woman-directed Barbie movie.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, school of media and journalism

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