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Kent State Today
Students in a kayak on the Cuyahoga River

Kent State students grabbed their paddles, boots and waders to help clean up the Cuyahoga River. The service trip was put together by the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Services鈥 Adventure Center, which holds adventure trips, service trips and team-building programs.  

Student Volunteers at "Stuff the Truck" Food Drive

Sept. 1 was National Food Bank Day, and the partnership between Meijer and Kent State can help people support Flashes Fighting Hunger just by doing their weekly grocery shopping. 

Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

The 麻豆传媒 team of students and employees who will support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training stand outside Lowry Hall, home of the university鈥檚 College of Public Health, for a group photo.

麻豆传媒鈥檚 Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training, a collaborative project that will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources.

Students raising their hands in a Bingo game

Music, a cheering crowd and students shouting 鈥渂ingo!鈥 could be heard across the Kent Student Center on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Flash Activity Board (FAB) grocery bingo night created for fun and a good cause. 

Hotel evening view

The 麻豆传媒 Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Fall 2023 Nursing sophomores White Coat Ceremony.

The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes. 

Pictured (from left to right) are Mary Kutchin, Tracey Motter, Erin Slay and Holly Ma.

Faculty researchers from 麻豆传媒鈥檚 College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP).  The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.

barbie dolls grouped together

Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent and an associate professor of sociology at 麻豆传媒, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie鈥檚 influence on our culture today.

 

A job fair at 麻豆传媒.

麻豆传媒鈥檚 Office of Career Exploration and Development is sponsoring a Student Employment Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for students looking for a job on the Kent Campus.