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Fork in the Road Food Truck

IN A FLASH: Fork In The Road Wednesdays are Here!

University Culinary Services' Fork in the Road food truck is returning to Risman Plaza for lunch on Wednesdays, from June 12-Aug. 7. 

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DR. SARAH SPINNER LISKA NAMED AS NEW DIRECTOR OF THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM

After a national search, the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Museum is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Sarah Spinner Liska as its new director, effective July 1, 2024.

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Celebrate Juneteenth Jubilee at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ June 18, 2024

Celebrate the Rich History of Black Americans at Juneteenth Jubilee

Juneteenth Jubilee will be held Tuesday June 18 from 11 a.m.– 1:30 p.m. on the Kent Campus, Student Green/Risman Plaza. It is free and open to the public.

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91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ won the food waste category in the Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition.

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Places First in National Sustainability Competition

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.

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Melissa Fenn, M.Ed., 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ senior advisor II

Best of the Best: Melissa Fenn Wins Inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award

Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA). 

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AAAPI faculty and staff marked AAPI Heritage Month with a speaker, Lynn Itagaki, Ph.D.

May Is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: A Time for Celebration and Education

In 1977, the U.S. government established a time to recognize Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The commemoration started as a week but in the 1990s evolved into a monthlong celebration.

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New 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University graduates prepare to turn their tassels from right to left, signifying the earning of a degree, during a Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees Approves Updated Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan, Sets Fall Tuition

The 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Board of Trustees approved the updated 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan as part of a state and institutional commitment to increase dramatically the number of college degrees awarded in Ohio. The plan was approved during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 22.

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Rep. Emilia Sykes, Democrat, 13th District, speaks of 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Airport in her support for FAA Reauthorization Act.

Rep. Emilia Sykes Mentions 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Airport in her Support of FAA Reauthorization Act

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Airport.

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Willard Jenkins receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Confers Honorary Degree Upon Alumnus Willard Jenkins

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his “extraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University.â€

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Spring Commencement 2024

IN A FLASH: Scenes From Commencement 2024

Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates. 

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