ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ

Division of Finance and Administration

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ students walk to and from class while others hang out on Risman Plaza.

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™s Proactive Efforts Provide Support, Resources to Maintain Safe Campus

Each year on Oct. 1, universities nationwide are required to disseminate a summary of reported crimes on or near campus. The Annual Security Reports for all ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ campuses outline three-year statistics on several different crimes from motor vehicle theft and weapons violations to dru…

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Kent Campus

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ celebrates the reopening of the newly renovated Taylor Hall on Sept. 21-23.

Taylor Hall Reopens With a Three-Day Celebration

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™s College of Communication and Information – the academic home to five innovative, professional schools whose work spans the disciplines of communication, information and technology – will celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated Taylor Hall, Sept. 21-23. This year marks …

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Kent Campus

Officers with the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the Kent Student Center. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association.

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ ranks 11th on the list. Among Oh…

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Kent Campus

Officers with the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the Kent Student Center. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association.

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ ranks 11th on the list. Among Oh…

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Kent Campus

Staff and students pose with an airplane at the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Airport. The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Airport has been named Airport of the Year by the Ohio Aviation Association.

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Airport Designated Airport of the Year

During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association’s mission of promoting aviation by providing a…

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Kent Campus

Smoking Can Cost More Than $1 Million in the Course of a Lifetime — Save by Quitting

Beginning July 1, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ will become smoke-free and tobacco-free, in accordance with university policy 5-21. The new policy aligns with the university’s healthy campus initiative, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ of Wellness. While most people know the health benefits gained from quitting smoking, they …

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Division of People, Culture and Belonging

Smoking Can Cost More Than $1 million in the Course of a Lifetime — Save by Quitting

Beginning July 1, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ will become smoke-free and tobacco-free, in accordance with university policy 5-21. The new policy aligns with the university’s healthy campus initiative, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ of Wellness. While most people know the health benefits gained from quitting smoking, they …

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Smoking Can Cost More Than $1 million in the Course of a Lifetime — Save by Quitting

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Wednesday, April 26, at approximately 10 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season. The city of Kent Fire Department will conduct the burning of the prairie, which has be…

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Kent Campus

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ to Participate in Statewide Tornado Drill on Wednesday, March 22

Ohio is conducting a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 22, at 9:50 a.m. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ will be participating in this test, along with the city of Kent and other communities. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ tests the tornado and emergency mass notification system on the first Wednesday of every month at …

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Kent Campus

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ transgender student Emily Grubb (left) stands with Ken Ditlevson, director of the university’s LGBTQ Student Center. The LGBTQ Student Center is located on the lower level of the Kent Student Center.

Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ

For transgender students like Emily Grubb, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ is home.

Grubb and other students have found an inclusive, welcoming environment that offers resources for the transgender community, such as the student organization Trans*Fusion and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center. Transgender students also receive support from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™s faculty, staff and administrators.

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