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Blue and Gold Pride Days are back at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University! Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the university are encouraged to promote university spirit and pride by wearing blue and gold colors.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« introduced Blue and Gold Pride Days last fall…
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s College of Business Administration introduces the Firestone Lecture Series in Finance with the inaugural presentation scheduled for Friday, Sept. 18.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« hosts its first Color War on Friday, Sept. 11, from 2-3 p.m. at Manchester Field! See you there!
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![(From left to right) Dr. John Humphrey Jr., chair of the Stark Campus Advisory Board, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« President Beverly Warren and Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark Interim Dean Denise Seachrist gather around the new sundial, dedicated with the Science and Nursing Building. (From left to right) Dr. John Humphrey Jr., chair of the Stark Campus Advisory Board, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« President Beverly Warren and Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark Interim Dean Denise Seachrist gather around the new sundial, dedicated with the Science and Nursing Building.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Stark1.jpg?VersionId=cI8zRH4hrtdCzA.A0ie0Gs4KZJFsad1b)
An opening celebration to formally introduce Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark’s Science and Nursing Building, the campus’s seventh major structure, was held on Aug. 27.
A decade ago this week, Andrew Curtis, Ph.D., geography professor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s College of Arts and Sciences, promised the people of New Orleans that he would continue to return and document the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina.
Members of the university community as well as family members of freshman students can watch a live stream of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Convocation on Friday, Aug. 28. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. and is held in the Memorial Athletics and Convocation Center.
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![Thousands of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«. Thousands of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Blastoff2_0.jpg?VersionId=EqB25cDSzYpigBGNOP645qYtxoXVEU_D)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students celebrated the start of a new school year at Blastoff on Sunday, Aug. 30, on the Student Green. Blastoff is the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. It serves as the culminating event of…
Man’s best friend is helping Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University soar to the top of the list when it comes to a pet-friendly campus.
Of the top 10 universities around the country, Hercampus.com ranks Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« number one.
Iris E. Harvey, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s vice president for university relations, has been elected to the ACE Women’s Network-Ohio Executive Board.
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students file past the arch on the Lefton Esplanade on their way to downtown Kent during last year’s Welcome Weekend. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students file past the arch on the Lefton Esplanade on their way to downtown Kent during last year’s Welcome Weekend.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/WOWArch_0.jpg?VersionId=mpslcpMlto3C_0xV5NqBpHzUcc80Eoo3)
Before the fall semester begins on Aug. 31, new students are invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that will last from Aug. 27-30 and acclimate students to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University community. The event is an opportunity for students to…