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Kayakers to Paddle From Kent to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute
Two days and 50 miles. That is how long it will take kayakers to paddle the Cuyahoga River from Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ to Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative for the 5th annual Crooked River Commute. The event is intended to promote the river as a shared asset for education, recreation,…
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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest for Design and Merchandising in New Ratings
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to Fashion-schools.org. For Fashion Design, the school has been rated #4 Nationally (top 3 percent of schools considered), #2 Nationally among public schools and colleges…
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What is on Your Summer Reading List?
The sun is shining, the temperature is rising and school is out. It is summer and that means soaking up the rays and catching up on all that reading you did not have time for during the year. What books are you planning to read? For some suggestions, we asked around Â鶹¾«Ñ¡'s Camp…
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Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center to Receive $90,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Nearly a half century ago, sparks from a passing train not only set fire to oil-slicked debris on the Cuyahoga River, which sent flames five-stories high, it ignited the river’s reputation as one of the most polluted in the United States. Since then, clean-up efforts have helped return the river to …
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Video Gaming and Academic Scholarship Join Forces for Kent State’s First Esports Tournament
If you enjoy playing video games – you are a hobbyist. If you enter competitions – you are a gamer. If you like to watch others play – you are a fan. Together, all three make up esports, one of the fastest growing industries in the world - playing games such as Counter Strike, League of Leg…
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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Architect Students Use Fabric, Rope and Ice to Construct International Recognition
The details are stunning. The size - mammoth. The temperature - frigid. They are some of the most awe-inspiring creations made out of mother nature’s most exquisite winter ingredients: snow and ice. Equally impressive are the artists, architects and engineers who take that snow and ice and design a…
College of Architecture & Environmental Design
Seven Friends from Nepal Uncover Academic Advantages at Kent State
This fall semester, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡is privileged to welcome seven international students to its campus, all of which are friends from Nepal: Anit Kunwar, Saroj Dahal, Man Bahadur Kshetri, Swastik Shrestha, Bishal Pokhrel, Mahesh Gaire, and Salan Gahaju. Being close friends while living in Nepal, the sev…
Office of Global Education
Former Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Quarterback Julian Edelman Releases New Memoir
New England Patriots wide receiver and former Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ quarterback Julian Edelman released a new memoir, Relentless, on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The memoir is described as “the inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring pl…
Kent Campus
2017Â International Cook-Off Celebrates Cultural Cuisine
Mark Your Calendars, Bring Your Appetite and Be Ready to Share all the Food, Fun and Festivities at This Year's International Cook-Off Competition November 16, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Kent Student Center Ballroom Watch the Cook-Off Live! As in the past, the highlight of this year's…
Office of Global Education
Tools, Toys or Aircraft? Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Hosts Series on Drones and Other Unmanned Aeronautical Vehicles
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s College of Aeronautics and Engineering is pleased to announce four upcoming workshops on drones. The first event will take place on Nov. 13, with a reception starting at 6 p.m. and conference from 7 to 9 p.m in the Kent Student Center Kiva. This workshop is presented…
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