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�鶹��ý has set an aggressive agenda for academic excellence across all areas of the university's Strategic Roadmap. The Kent State University Foundation Board of Directors supports this agenda fully and is committed to helping financially support the university's academic excellence. With this goal in mind, the Kent State Foundation is pleased to offer a systemwide grant program to all departments, schools, colleges, institutes and centers. The Foundation Board has approved a budget of $100,000 in grant funds to be awarded during the 2018 fiscal year. There ...

Since the holiday season calls for delicious and indulgent foods like pumpkin pie, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, not surprisingly a person consumes an average of 3,000 calories at Thanksgiving dinner – 1,000 over the recommended daily intake, according to Spoon University. Billy Edmondson, executive chef with �鶹��ý Dining Services, says one of the most important things at holiday get-togethers is to provide healthy options to avoid overindulging in sugary, fat-filled dishes. “People often eat and snack even when they’re not hungry,” Chef Edmonson says. “I...

The average person gains six to 10 pounds over the holiday season, says Tanya Falcone, registered dietitian and nutritional outreach coordinator at �鶹��ý. This can lead to significant weight gain over the years that does not shed, even after the New Year. Ms. Falcone says that with so many delicious and tempting foods, it can be hard to stay healthy during the holidays. She says that over the course of one holiday celebration, the average person consumes more than 5,000 calories and 10,000 mg of sodium, more than four times the recommended daily intake, over the course of one ...

The 2018 Learning Resources Network’s International Awards named �鶹��ý’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development as the “Best Brochure Design” for the center’s fall 2017/spring 2018 Catalog of Professional Development Offerings. Kent State’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development partners with area employers to meet their talent development needs with customized on-site employee training, and public professional development programs and certificates.     Learning Resources Network recognized the Center for Corporate and Professional Developm...

�鶹��ý’s Fashion School has again been recognized in the Business of Fashion’s annual Global Fashion School Rankings. Moving up two spots in the undergraduate program category, Kent State’s Fashion School is ranked No. 17 worldwide in the 2017 review – a two-spot improvement from last year. In the Business of Fashion ranking, the Fashion School continues to be ranked No. 4 in the United States behind only Parsons School of Design, FIT and SCAD. “We are thrilled to see further improvement in our placement in the Business of Fashion’s well-respected international rankings, espe...