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Students walking across Risman Plaza.

Kent State, Other Higher Education Institutions Victims of False Threats

On Feb. 26, Â鶹´«Ã½ notified the Kent Campus community about an unverified threat at Kent Hall that was deemed to be not credible. Kent State is not alone. Schools and institutions across the country have been receiving false threats.

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Rain on fall leaves, by Vance Voyles

IN A FLASH: The Small Things of Fall

A photo submitted by a Kent State Today reader captures the small-scale beauty found on campus in fall. 

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CPR training

Would You Be Ready in an Emergency? Quick Actions Can Save a Life

Â鶹´«Ã½ Registrar Chris Dorsten and Assistant Registrar Adrianne Woods saved the life of a person who suffered cardiac arrest in Schwartz Hall over the summer.

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Sgt, Ann Spahr, K-9 Salem and Mialie Szymanski

IN A FLASH: STEM for K-9 Salem

Kent State at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the Â鶹´«Ã½ Police Department's K-9 program. 

Tags: STEM, Women in STEM, Kent State Police Services, Â鶹´«Ã½ at Trumbull, Community & Society, Community Impact, Research and Science

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Kent State Police officer Vance Voyles

Soldier-Turned-Police Officer Draws on his Past for Debut Novel Featuring Crime-Solving Veteran

When he’s not working to keep the Kent Campus safe, police officer Vance Voyles can be found in the classroom where he works as an adjunct professor teaching Story for Film for the digital media production major in the School of Media and Journalism within the College of Communication and Information. 

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Photo of the members of the Kent State Police Department

Kent State Police Department Maintains National Law Enforcement Accreditation

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Police Department was recently awarded national accreditation for the ninth time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. in the Law Enforcement program. The Kent State Police Department was first accredited in 1991.

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Photo of the members of the Kent State Police Department

Public Hearing for Kent State Police Department’s Reaccreditation to Be Held July 27

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Police Department is scheduled for a virtual assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services.

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Patrick Tomaswick meets with one of his heroes, Kent State Police Officer Joe Knotek

All for Patrick! Kent State Police Surprise Toddler Crime Fighter

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a Â鶹´«Ã½ police officer.

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Dean Tondiglia (right), Â鶹´«Ã½ police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while Kent Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.

City of Kent Partners With Kent State and UH to Launch New Lifesaving Tool

Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with Â鶹´«Ã½ and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

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