downtown kent
IN A FLASH: Kent's 'Locks of Love'
Kent's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade.
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It's the 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival!
The Black Squirrel Festival returns to Risman Plaza and the Student Green on Friday, Sept. 29, from 4-7 p.m.
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10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown.
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New 'Flashes First Thursday' welcomes students to explore our vibrant college town
The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown Kent a fun place to visit.
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Shaping Town-Gown Relations: PR Students’ Work Has Real Impact for University, City
51³Ô¹ÏÍø public relations seniors helped lay the groundwork for future partnerships between the university and the city of Kent. And today, many of their ideas are coming to life. Students in the Media and Journalism capstone course Public Relations Campaigns (taught by Professor Michele Ew…
College of Communication & Information
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor Earns Main Street Kent's Volunteer of the Year Award
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award by Main Street Kent during the organization’s annual awards celebration. Main Street Kent is a nonprofit organization focused on the revitalization of downtown Kent and is an affili…
College of Arts & Sciences
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Helps the City of Kent Rank Among Best Midwestern Towns for Young Adults Seeking Jobs
The city of Kent is among the top ten best cities for millenials looking for work, according to www.nerdwallet.com, an online financial and industry resource. Kent ranks in 9th place. NerdWallet highlights the location of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, as well as attractive employment options for young r…
Kent Campus
Esplanade Extension Opens Franklin Hall to New Prominence
Franklin Hall and its surrounding Hilltop Drive neighbors are witnessing an astonishing physical transformation, thanks to the new 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Esplanade extension. When completed in August, the Esplanade extension will link the western edge of campus with the newly revitalized Kent busines…
School of Media and Journalism