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![Senior Jake Addessi’s spring break memories include feeding the poor and helping to renovate a building damaged in a hurricane. Addessi has taken part in Alternative Spring Break trips for four straight years.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Jake2.jpg?VersionId=KZWPuNfcuvU7ArcIrYJxXdX85YVjCMCw)
Senior Jake Addessi has spent all of his undergraduate spring breaks in places like New Orleans and Chicago. Yet, unlike his peers, none of the getaways were for fun in the sun. Instead, Addessi was taking part in Alternative Spring Breaks to help others in need.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University President Beverly Warren recently presented 13 Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« faculty members with the 2017 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition in the faculty…
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students enjoy a study break by petting a Bernese mountain dog during the Stress-Free Zone in the library.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Dogs2---USE-ON--HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=WBA.hGSA90t_TsEKF90cve35ZcQxrZKU)
University Libraries will provide opportunities for Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students to shake off stress during finals week.
University Libraries will hold its semiannual Stress-Free Zone on Monday, May 8, and Tuesday, May 9, from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room on the first floor of…
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![The Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University men’s golf team poses for a group picture after winning its 24th Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship. The team placed second at Regionals and now advances to the NCAA Championship.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/image1---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=9ELhIMt8597pkYU3hSm2H0IMxjaN7lui)
The No. 12 Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University men’s golf team won its 24th Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship on April 30 at the Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Golden Flashes finished the four-round tournament with a score of 3-under par 1,149 (287-288-285-289…
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Fashion School Receives $2.5 Million Gift From Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation
Gift to endow Fashion School chair and support study-away program for students
Kent, Ohio – May 1, 2017 – Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University has received a $2.5 million gift for its Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising from the Margaret Clark Morgan…
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University held its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured…
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Health Services and the health departments of the City of Kent and Portage County have recently become aware of confirmed mumps at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University - Kent Campus. Our community's health and safety are our top priority. All appropriate measures, as…
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![A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« campus. A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/04.28.17%20Photo%20from%20May%204%20Commemoration.jpg?VersionId=p6CdYKMlGxOcC_NPW.ySSsjgqYX.RUe6)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured…
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![A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« campus. A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/04.27.17%20Photo%20from%20May%204%20Commemoration.jpg?VersionId=U6HiM3J0uR68ZOlu9..R9LUOtKOLOZIt)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration is hosted by the May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus. All of the events will be held on the university’s Kent Campus and are…
The protected prairie surrounding Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Wednesday, April 26, at approximately 10 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season.
The city of Kent Fire Department will conduct the burning of the…