Students First
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IN A FLASH: Signs of Support - and Progress
University administrators, donors and other supports of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship participated in a signing of the ceremonial final beam for Crawford Hall.![Future roommates Kenzi Riley (left) and Canna Stephens (right) meet for the first time at Future Flash Day at 麻豆视频最新最全 University. Future roommates Kenzi Riley (left) and Canna Stephens (right) meet for the first time at Future Flash Day at 麻豆视频最新最全 University.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Future%20Flash%20Day%202023%20-%20future%20roommates.jpg?VersionId=axtJsU14rz25AUoj5MqFeODrPKE4ytrO&itok=Y2ks2b5W)
Incoming Students Experience Campus, Get Excited for Fall at Future Flash Days
Future Flash Days, when admitted students and their families visit the Kent Campus, enjoyed another successful year for 2023. Nearly 1,300 students from 24 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, experienced what it is like to be a Golden Flash.
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鈥楻everse Career Fair鈥 Turns the Tables in Connecting Area Employers to Student Researchers
A "Reverse Career Fair" at the Undergraduate Research Symposium connected research students with potential employers.![2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230417_BC_Undergrd%20Research_101.jpg?VersionId=jRFODF2l_TaDnOY5lycD_ul.kbIDtuHV&itok=--9pAOSf)
IN A FLASH: It's Undergraduate Research Week
April 17-21 is National Undergraduate Research Week![Undergrad researcher at ESDRI symposium Undergrad researcher at ESDRI symposium](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/esdri%20symposium-0205.jpg?VersionId=ffmEn2Kv8iJTPbJDk9KZP.V_HSOgke.c&itok=RgT_SSKd)
鈥淭his is, by far, my favorite event of anything we do here.鈥
麻豆视频最新最全's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is one of the university's biggest research events of the year.
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鈥楲abor of Love鈥 Leading Design and Success of Online Programs
麻豆视频最新最全 is already among 2023鈥檚 Best Online Programs, and those programs are working hard to continue changing the conversation about online degrees and demonstrating their value.![Two students in a lab.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20210506_BC_210157_ISB_Labs_323.jpg?VersionId=AYRi2.7dzLY.sOwZc6jXNr94m_6pmBqb&h=46daadce&itok=jEtlWey6)
New Research Funding Plan 鈥楥hanges the Game鈥
Following 麻豆视频最新最全鈥檚 designation as an R1 research institution, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs set its sights on investments to maintain this designation, including increasing the amount of grant dollars spent over the next three years.
![Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/esdri%20symposium-0260.jpg?VersionId=KvcINgoi7eNZvVx9jJKIkgB0ebcJl7rP&h=4a4d9694&itok=4gUG-Jvg)
Environmental Justice, Ecology and Race
Issues concerning environmentalism and race will be explored at the 2023 ESDRI Symposium, April 13-14, at 麻豆视频最新最全 University![Professor wearing VR goggles in classroom](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/08.27.19%20Photo%20of%20Karl%20Kosko%20wearing%20goggles_1.jpg?VersionId=utwMS4hJ4J8YI0Gv4Z7u.XTvbll4TTMT&itok=qHR3NLP1)
The Virtual Future Of Educating Teachers
Most teacher training programs today utilize classroom videos to train future teachers. Many of these videos are recorded from a single focus set at the back of a classroom. This form of video often makes it hard for viewers to interpret students' reactions or understanding of a subject matter. Three professors are developing a solution to this issue through the use of extended reality (XR) technology and 360 video.
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