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Blackstone LaunchPad prepares for future student entrepreneurs

Brittany Anderson August 27, 2015

With more than 1,000 students utilizing the service of Blackstone LaunchPad, future Kent State students with ideas will have an easy and accessible resource to get help bringing those ideas and plans to...

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Top apps to download before coming to Kent State

Brittany Anderson August 27, 2015

Incoming freshmen will need to use up-to-date mobile applications to help aid them to a successful college career. From storing your documents to checking your GPA on-the-go, these five apps will help...

New credit cap to bring increased enrollment in one-credit hour music classes

Brittany Anderson July 30, 2015

Professors who teach one-credit hour music classes are hopeful for a rise in enrollment after the Board of Trustees increased the credit hour cap from 16 to 18 in June.“By increasing the cap by even...

Peer Involvement Advising to help students have a brighter future at KS

Brittany Anderson July 23, 2015

Students who attend Peer Involvement Advising through the Center for Student Involvement will gather the skills and knowledge on how to become an active and connected Kent State student.“Students don’t...

The Kent State University Bookstore promotes its event for the month of July, Star Wars Saturday, on July 16, 2015. The event will take place on July 18, featuring snacks, trivia, merchandise and more.

Barnes and Noble College offers new services at university bookstore

Brittany Anderson July 16, 2015

After the recent merger with Barnes and Noble, the university bookstore will have a variety of new and innovative ways to make the process of getting textbooks more affordable and feasible to students.“We...

University bookstore’s “Get Pop-Cultured” month is midway through

Brittany Anderson July 14, 2015

The University Bookstore plans to have events all throughout the month of July so students can stay up-to-date on book trends, social things and pop culture.“This is our Get Pop-Cultured Month and we...

PepsiCo installs can recycling machine in student center

Brittany Anderson July 10, 2015

The student center revealed its first “dream” recycling machine, a PepsiCo product, in the student center to empower the Kent community to easily recycle cans and bottles.“Recycling is not made easy...

FlashGuides

FlashGuides continue to serve at Destination Kent State

Brittany Anderson July 9, 2015

Incoming freshmen attending Destination Kent State will have the opportunity to work with Kent State students to guide them into the world of college.FlashGuides are one of the most important parts of...

Green Dot to increase training in violence prevention

Brittany Anderson July 9, 2015

The Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services drives the nationwide Green Dot Bystander Program to Kent State, with hopes of doubling the amount of people trained in violence prevention.In...

Governor appoints graduate student Jennifer Bryant to Board of Trustees

Brittany Anderson July 2, 2015

Gov. John Kasich appointed Kent State graduate student Jennifer Bryant to serve as a student member of the Kent State Board of Trustees.The board consists of 12 members whom are the governing body of Kent...

Bob gets his nutrition through enteral feeding through a stomach tube, which allows the food to enter directly through his gastrointestinal tract. “If I could do this myself, and was able to standup, I wouldn’t be here, I’d be home,” said West. On February 28 of this year, Bob and Traci were told he would need to remain at the facility due to tube feeding.

Former JMC professor Bob West passes away at 89

Brittany Anderson June 25, 2015

For nearly four decades, Bob West shared a lifetime of knowledge in film and broadcast with Kent State students.West, a former Kent State professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication died...

Fashion school nearing end of inaugural summer fashion academy

Brittany Anderson June 18, 2015

To help high school students obtain a more advanced perspective of fashion, the Kent State Fashion School started its first ever weeklong, all-inclusive academy on Monday.The summer fashion school academy...