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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Community Celebrates Homecoming, Football Team Wins 17-14
51³Ô¹ÏÍø celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 14, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game. This year’s Homecoming featured 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni Ben and Candace Curtis as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals. The Homecom…
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Join Us at Homecoming 2017
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 14, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game. This year’s Homecoming will feature 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni Ben and Candace Curtis as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals. T…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Ascends in U.S. News Ranking of Best National Universities
51³Ô¹ÏÍø has made an impressive climb up the Best National Universities list released today by U.S. News & World Report in its new 2018 edition of Best Colleges. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø rose 12 spots, once again earning a coveted position on the first-tier list that includes both public and priv…
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36th Annual Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies
A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø tradition for 36 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 8, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and …
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Herb Page to Coach International Team at 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in France
Herb Page, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s director of golf and head men’s golf coach, has been selected to serve as one of the head coaches of the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup on July 6-8 at Evian Resort Golf Club in France. Page will team with Stanford University head women’s coach …
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Walk This Way
Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country
51³Ô¹ÏÍø has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø ranks 11th on the list. Among Oh…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Celebrates Start of New School Year With Annual Blastoff
51³Ô¹ÏÍø students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…
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Welcome Weekend Sets New Students on Path to Success
Welcome Weekend, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s four-day new student orientation, will take place from Aug. 24-27. Students can select from approximately 50 different events from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helps students transition into the university community and learn about academic and socia…
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Movers and Groovers Assists New Students Moving Into Residence Halls
At the beginning of each school year, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty, staff and students volunteer to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls. The annual service program, called Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall Council, the student government of the resi…
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