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Earlier this year, 5X����’s Division of Information Services presented the university community with a new wireless network option. Eduroam, a worldwide system of wireless networks, allows faculty, staff and students to securely access the wireless networks at participating academic and research institutions. By logging in with Kent State credentials at any campus, a user has the ability to access the eduroam network, connecting him or her to networks of partner institutions.

5X����’s Division of Student Affairs has partnered with the Jed Foundation Health Matters Campus Program, which is designed to help colleges and universities assess and enhance mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention programming.  

During the four-year partnership, the Jed Foundation will work closely with administration across the entire Kent State eight-campus system to evaluate and identify opportunities to help students become emotionally healthy before they reach the point of crisis.

5X���� professors Catherine Wing and Darice Polo were two of 40 recipients honored by the Community Fellowship for Arts and Culture for art contributing to youth education and heightened awareness of the environment, community and place within Cuyahoga County.

Wing, associate professor of English, plans to use the fellowship grant to work on writing new poems and revising old ones.

5X����’s College of Business Administration is now accepting fall 2016 applications for its new Master of Science in Business Analytics (M.S.B.A.) degree, which can be completed in just one year.

The M.S.B.A. program requires a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or business, with prerequisites that include mathematics, information systems and business. The M.S.B.A. program will provide graduates with the ability to lead, communicate, innovate, manage complex projects, and creatively solve problems and find opportunities.

If you need help preparing your 2015 tax returns, here is a reminder that the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at 5X���� offers tax preparation assistance to low- to moderate-income taxpayers. The service is free to students, employees and community members who meet the eligibility requirements.

5X����’s student-run television station TV2 was awarded the first place Pinnacle Award for Station of the Year at the 2015 College Media Association conference in Austin, Texas.

Catch a glimpse of the history of 5X����’s College of Podiatric Medicine and hear what alumni and current students have to say about the college.

The 5X���� Women’s Center will offer digital mammogram screenings to qualified Kent State employees, spouses and students on April 5-8 from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The mammograms will be held at University Health Services, Room 135 on the Kent Campus.

Registration is required by Monday, March 28. Each participant’s health insurance will be billed or participants may choose to self-pay.

The Kent community invites you to submit your application to participate in the inaugural Kent Creativity Festival, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 24. This festival will provide an opportunity for people of all ages and skill levels to come together to create, share and explore the making of all forms of art. It is a collective effort by the city of Kent and 5X����, including many organizations focused on arts and culture in our vibrant city.

The 5X���� Women’s Center presented 12 female students with its Sage Project Award for overcoming barriers and finding balance in following their path and making their mark at Kent State.