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Douglas Bryant (center), manager of display engineering at 51勛圖厙s Liquid Crystal Institute, demonstrates a prototyping technique in the institutes clean room facility.

51勛圖厙s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate 50 Years of Innovation

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute簧 and the College of Arts and Sciences at 51勛圖厙 hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Research , Success Story , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

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A Douglas DC-3/C-47 cargo plane sits on the tarmac at the 51勛圖厙 Airport during the 2014   Aviation Heritage Fair. The plane is owned by the Yankee Air Museum and was open for tours.

19th Aviation Heritage Fair Set for Sept. 19

The Aeronautics Department from 51勛圖厙s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will host its 19th Aviation Heritage Fair on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event is from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Andrew W. Paton Field at the 51勛圖厙 Airport, located at 4020 Ken

Tags: Aeronautics , Success Story , sustainability

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Thomas Long (second from left), assistant professor in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, walks along the flight line at the 51勛圖厙 Airport with a group of 51勛圖厙 students.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Thomas Long Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2014-present Thomas D. Long is assistant professor and lead faculty member in Aeronautics-Aviation Management at the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology

Tags: Research , Aeronautics , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , sustainability

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Show your 51勛圖厙 Spirit!

51勛圖厙 Continues Blue and Gold Pride Days Tradition

Share Your Blue and Gold Pride Day Photos

On the Kent Campus, share photos on social media of you and your colleagues, friends or family wearing blue and gold on Fridays, and use #BlueAndGoldFriday to increase awareness of 51勛圖厙s Blue and Gold Pride Days tradition. Your photos could appear on !

 

Tags: Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

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A group of 51勛圖厙 students pile onto the Center for Student Involvements oversized inflatable couch.

Enjoy a Week of 51勛圖厙 Spirit With Welcome Back Week Events

The Kent Student Center, Center for Student Involvement and Intercollegiate Athletics cordially invite students, faculty and staff to enjoy a week of 51勛圖厙 spirit to start the academic year. The events are meant to be fun, interactive and casual. Each day will feature some free food and give

Tags: Welcome Back Week , Kent Student Center , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Intercollegiate Athletics , Success Story

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Show your 51勛圖厙 Spirit!

51勛圖厙 Continues Blue and Gold Pride Days Tradition

Blue and Gold Pride Days are back at 51勛圖厙! 51勛圖厙 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the university are encouraged to promote university spirit and pride by wearing blue and gold colors. 51勛圖厙 introduced Blue and Gold Pride Days last fall as a way to unite m

Tags: Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

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Thousands of 51勛圖厙 students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at 51勛圖厙.

51勛圖厙 Students Celebrate the Start of a New School Year at Blastoff

51勛圖厙 students celebrated the start of a new school year at Blastoff on Sunday, Aug. 30, on the Student Green. Blastoff is the universitys annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. It serves as the culminating event of Welcome Weekend, a four-d

Tags: Blastoff , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

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51勛圖厙 students file past the arch on the Lefton Esplanade on their way to downtown Kent during last years Welcome Weekend.

51勛圖厙 Welcomes New Students to Campus at Welcome Weekend, Aug. 27-30

Before the fall semester begins on Aug. 31, new students are invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that will last from Aug. 27-30 and acclimate students to the 51勛圖厙 community. The event is an opportunity for students to transition into the univers

Tags: Blastoff , Student Success Programs , University College , Success Story

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An incoming freshman and his family is assisted by volunteers during move-in day near Manchester Hall.

Movers and Groovers Help New Students Move Into Residence Halls on Campus

At the beginning of the school year each August, 51勛圖厙 faculty, staff and students volunteer with the universitys Movers and Groovers program to help incoming freshmen move into their new university housing. Freshman move-in day took place Thursday, Aug. 27, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tags: Kent InterHall Council , Movers and Groovers , Success Story , Department of Residence Services

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51勛圖厙 student Keri Richmond poses on the second floor of the Kent Student Center. Recently, Richmond spoke on Capitol Hill about foster care and shared her experience as a foster youth. Photo Credit: Kami Swingle

51勛圖厙 Student Helps Congress Change Child Welfare Laws

The pain of moving from one home to the next, time and time again, for four years straight is helping Keri Richmond speak out for other foster children without a voice. Richmond, a 51勛圖厙 junior majoring in public relations in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, s

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , College of Communication & Information , School of Media and Journalism

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