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Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Giving Tuesday 2018 broke the million-dollar mark for the second year in a row. Just before midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 27, the campaign raised more than $1,030,000 to support multiple student study abroad scholarships, research opportunities, educational programs, athletic teams and more. There were more than 40 featured giving options across the Kent State system from which donors could choose. 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Libraries will host its sixth-annual fall semester Stress-Free Zone on Monday, Dec. 10, and Tuesday, Dec. 11. The event will be open to all Kent State students, faculty and staff from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room on the first floor of the University Library. Stress-Free Zone kicks off finals week as a way to get students to relax and take a break from studying and stress.

Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is presenting the inaugural issue of a new peer-reviewed, academic online journal called Trends in Diversity.

Trends in Diversity is an open-access, online journal that provides a platform for intellectual dialogue and exploration of emerging and transformative issues of equity, inclusiveness and diversity in higher education. 

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to nominate deserving alumni for the Kent State Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the alumni association, the awards recognize graduates in the areas of leadership, service, character and professional development. 
    
One student award – the Golden Flash award – will also be given to a student who promotes Kent State spirit, pride and tradition. 
    

Â鶹´«Ã½ Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary – or the 35 dog-year anniversary – of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr.

John and Fonda Elliot, donors of the largest gift in Â鶹´«Ã½ history, reflect on their transformational experiences at Kent State and offer advice to current students. 

The Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni family will grow by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university holds its Fall Commencement ceremonies.

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at Â鶹´«Ã½ at Salem, took first place honors at Kent State's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition.

Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus.

Eriko Tanaka, Japanese program coordinator and College of Arts and Sciences lecturer, received a 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award.