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Community Impact

Native American Heritage Month Celebration 2023

The E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center at Â鶹´«Ã½ sponsored a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

Darrel Jones earned his bachelor's degree from Kent State after a 25-year prison sentence.

Kent State has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration. 

Bowling balls at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Surplus Store

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices. 

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig on a hunting trip in Washington

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man’s mission to “transform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.â€

Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair.

The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at Â鶹´«Ã½ that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.

Kent State Farmers' Market inside the DI HUB

The final Kent State Farmers' Market of the fall semester moves indoors, inside the DI Hub, on Nov. 14.

Native American dancers at The Transforming Educational Praxis through Dialogue with Indigenous Perspectives Conference at Kent State

Â鶹´«Ã½ is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with events throughout November. 

President Diacon at the Freeze Out Game 2023

Â鶹´«Ã½ President Todd Diacon joined the Marching Golden Flashes and fans at Dix Stadium to cheer on our team at the annual Freeze Out Game. 

Air Force ROTC Cadets planting daffodil bulbs

Planting bulbs on Daffodil Hill has become part of Kent State's annual Veteran's Day Commemoration. 

Air Force ROTC Cadets planting daffodil bulbs

The Â鶹´«Ã½ community came together to celebrate its values and honor fallen veterans on Daffodil Hill.