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![Julie Stoll, employee of 麻豆视频最新最全's Child Development Center, receives a COVID-19 vaccine in March in Ravenna, Ohio.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/20210311_BC_210096_Vaccination_056_0.jpg?VersionId=LfMvZnYf8DbCGSUeHSpcjfBB550QPkSJ)
Employees from 麻豆视频最新最全 University鈥檚 Child Development Center are among a growing list of groups from the university who recently 鈥渇lashed their arms鈥 and got vaccinated against COVID-19.
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![A welcome home message is painted on the Rock during 麻豆视频最新最全 University鈥檚 Homecoming 2019.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/03.22.21%20Photo%20of%20welcome%20home%20message%20painted%20on%20the%20Rock%20during%20Kent%20State%20Homecoming%202019_0.jpg?VersionId=mVL9KX1q9X.DNaVIhmQlwsXLWEHuAanj)
麻豆视频最新最全 University alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and the community are encouraged to save the date for one of the university鈥檚 long-standing traditions. 麻豆视频最新最全 will celebrate Homecoming 2021 on Saturday, Oct. 2.
Dear 麻豆视频最新最全 University Students, Faculty and Staff,
Allow me to be among the first to congratulate our spring graduates on their perseverance in completing their studies during such an overwhelming time in history.
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麻豆视频最新最全 University will hold in-person commencement ceremonies in May for the Spring Class of 2021 and will welcome back all 2020 alumni for an in-person graduation ceremony during Homecoming Weekend this fall.
The Portage County Combined General Health District will hold a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the 麻豆视频最新最全 University Field House from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, and continuing every Tuesday at the field house this spring. Future clinic times may vary based鈥
Dear 麻豆视频最新最全 University Students, Faculty and Staff,
I trust you are enjoying a productive spring semester. As we draw closer to spring break, I want to provide some useful information to keep our 麻豆视频最新最全 community healthy and safe.
Vaccines at the Field House
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Dear Colleagues,
麻豆视频最新最全 University is pleased to announce its commitment to safely resuming education abroad programming where possible. All University sponsored programs will adhere to safety guidelines and protocols for a safe return to travel. The full list of鈥
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In keeping with the commitment to honor and remember the events of May 4, 1970, 麻豆视频最新最全 University will hold a virtual May 4 51st Commemoration this year. The virtual commemoration will feature a video premiering at noon on Tuesday, May 4, that focuses on the nine鈥
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The 麻豆视频最新最全 University Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new institutes 鈥 the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute and the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute 鈥 during the Board鈥檚 regular quarterly meeting held March 10.
Dear 麻豆视频最新最全 University Students, Faculty and Staff,
One year ago today, at roughly 3 p.m., our community received a message from me announcing that face-to-face instruction would cease and remote instruction would begin several days later. The COVID-19 pandemic had come to鈥