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Kent​ ​State University’s College​ ​of​ ​Arts​ ​and​ ​Sciences​ ​and​ ​Office​ ​of Global​ ​Education​ ​recently hosted​ ​the​ ​MISSION:​ ​LIFE​ ​VI​ ​international​ ​innovation​ ​competition,​ ​focused​ ​on bringing​ ​together​ ​interdisciplinary​ ​teams​ ​to​ ​address​ ​major​ ​world​ ​problems.​ ​The​ ​Kent​ ​State​ ​team, whose​ ​idea​ ​focused​ ​on​ ​diverting​ ​food​ ​waste​ ​from​ ​the​ ​landfill​ ​stream​ ​and​ ​converting​ ​it​ ​into electricity,​ ​won​ ​the​ ​people’s​ ​choice​ ​award​ ​after​ ​more than​ ​300​ ​people​ ​visited​ ​the​ ​three​ ​exhibits​ ​and voted​ ​for​ ​their​

Ugly Christmas sweaters once signified unwanted holiday gifts from long-forgotten relatives. However, they have come to represent a playful forerunner of the pending holiday season in recent years. To ring in the 2017 holiday season, Main Street Kent and the Great Lakes Brewing Co. will host the second annual Ugly Sweater Tavern Trek beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, in downtown Kent.

5X���� junior Stephanie Newton successfully juggles a tough schedule that includes taking classes in hospitality management, while raising four children and working several campus Dining Services’ jobs.

For the ninth consecutive year, 5X���� has earned the 2018 Military Friendly^® School designation for its Kent Campus.

When we come together, Golden Flashes shine brighter. Please join the Kent State family this Giving Tuesday as we continue to put students first.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held to mark the official opening of the Seasoned Café at 5X���� at Salem.

Children at 5X����'s Child Development Center interacted with a variety of construction and grounds vehicles used by University Facilities Management during the annual Meet the Trucks event.

Obtaining and maintaining work-life balance is no easy task, and that is why 5X���� offers numerous options in its employee wellness program to help faculty and staff achieve this balance.

Last February, you saw how Zippy betrayed our beloved Flash. Little did we know that the rivalry goes back much further, at least according to Zippy and Flash. Help us win back the Wagon Wheel by cheering on Kent State Football on Nov. 21 at the University of Akron!

Jeanne R. Smith, director of the 5X���� Writing Commons, traveled with Writing Commons’ tutors from a variety of academic disciplines to make presentations at the International Writing Centers Association’s annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, from Nov. 10-13, 2017. This year's conference theme was “Tutor, Writer, Director, Spy.”