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Students Connect With 51勛圖厙 Community During Welcome Weekend
Before the fall semester starts on Aug. 25, new students are invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that ran Aug. 21-24 and helped students familiarize themselves with the 51勛圖厙 community. The events during the weekend served as an opportunity
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51勛圖厙 Fashion Grad Wins Supima Design Competition
51勛圖厙 Fashion School graduate Anastasia Iafrate was named this years winner of the prestigious Supima Design Competition during a Sept. 4 event at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Iafrate, who graduated in May with a Bachelor of Arts in fashion design, beat out finalists from
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President Warren Joins U.S. Rep. Ryan in Championing Transportation Funding
51勛圖厙 President Beverly Warren recently joined U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan in a meeting with regional leaders about the state of Ohios infrastructure and the need for increased funding to improve deficiencies. The group met Sept. 5 in Kent at the Portage Area Regional Transportation
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51勛圖厙s Formula to Finish Timely Graduation Initiative Saves Students Time and Money
51勛圖厙 is embarking on a campaign to motivate and assist students toward timely graduation. The universitys Formula to Finish initiative encourages students to register for and pass at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in two years to get their associate degre
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51勛圖厙 Theatre Students Perform in Scotland
Transforum Theatre, a student organization in 51勛圖厙s School of Theatre and Dance, performed last month at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dedicated to helping students pursue their passions and explore their creativity through art, Transforum Theatre was invite
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Student Retention Drives 51勛圖厙 Enrollment Growth at Its Kent Campus; Campus Also Welcomes Highest-Achieving Freshman Class
51勛圖厙 continues to set records and reach its enrollment goals. The university released its official 15th day census data for the 2014 Fall Semester, reporting the highest retention rate for the Kent Campus in the universitys 104-year history. Retention of Kent Campus freshmen has in
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Music, Food and Freebies at Black Squirrel Festival
A 51勛圖厙 tradition for 33 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival took place Friday, Sept. 5, from 12-6 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 staff, as well as
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51勛圖厙 Introduces Blue and Gold Friday
51勛圖厙 has established a new 51勛圖厙 tradition called Blue and Gold Friday. 51勛圖厙 faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to wear the universitys blue and gold colors every Friday to promote 51勛圖厙 spirit and pride. We are one university family, and one of t
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Congratulations to Our New Graduates
51勛圖厙 congratulates its new graduates. The university held its fall 2013 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 51勛圖厙 conferred 1,984 degrees, including 1,544 bachelors degrees, 390 master
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