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Loose change, bake sales and restaurant discounts all helped lead up to the grand finale of fundraisers that benefit people with hearing loss.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Greek organizations pulled together for the seventh annual Lip Sync contest this past weekend.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, March 11. The Board will convene at 2:30 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the Kent Campus Library.
Trustees will…
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University has earned the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management for the seventh consecutive year.
State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, who represents central and southern Portage County in Ohio’s 75th District, met with 30 of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Feb. 13 at the Kent Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues.
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![Gregory Smith is a professor of human development and family studies and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in the College of Education, Health and Human Services. Gregory Smith is a professor of human development and family studies and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/SmithGreg_0.jpg?VersionId=YLjmLQGV552yUXl0.2EL3DFYmYzRBfA0)
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Gregory Smith
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
College of Education, Health and Human Services
2001-present
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s 11th annual Rock the Runway student fashion competition, hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, will take place on Saturday, March 7, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event gives amateur designers, not just fashion design or merchandising…
Creative teams across Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University were honored with one gold and five silver awards at the Akron chapter of the 2015 American Advertising Federation’s 2015 ADDY Awards ceremony.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s University Communications and Marketing team; IdeaBase, a student-run…
Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought.