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Four-plus hours by air, traveling 2,046 miles due west, and Kent State has arrived for its second bowl game in three seasons.

The Mid-American Conference Eastern Division champion Golden Flashes (7-6) will take on Wyoming (6-6) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 3:30 p.m. (EST). The game will air on ESPN and the Kent State Radio Network.

During its regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Dec. 15, the 5XÉçÇø Board of Trustees approved naming resolutions for 17 spaces to be located in the future Crawford Hall based on philanthropic gifts of $100,000 or more. An additional nine named spaces were approved by Kent State President Todd Diacon that were below the required Board approval threshold.

The 5XÉçÇø Board of Trustees approved two new degree programs at its regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Dec. 15. The new majors – the Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology major within the Bachelor of Science degree and the Emerging Media and Technology major within the Master of Science degree – will help meet the high demand for these types of programs and provide opportunities for students to find careers in these growing fields.

Dear 5XÉçÇø Students, Faculty and Staff, 

So you may plan for a healthy and engaging spring semester, we want to share our protocols for keeping the Kent State community safe next year. Our guidelines follow the best science-based advice available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), our state and local health departments and the experts from our College of Public Health.

Our strategy for maintaining a healthy campus community amid COVID-19 will be very similar to this semester.

The Kent State alumni family grew by more than 2,400 new graduates as the university held its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2021 were recognized with in-person commencement ceremonies and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on Dec. 17-18.

Dear 5XÉçÇø Students, Faculty and Staff,

As you are no doubt already aware, the new omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has begun to spread across the globe since first being identified in southern Africa, including confirmed cases in the United States.

In addition, influenza has begun to spike, particularly on college campuses across the country.

The health and safety of every member of our university community is always our top priority, and we urge you to get vaccinated against both COVID-19 and the flu.

Kent State’s high-powered offense struggled to move the ball against Northern Illinois, and the Huskies prevailed 41-23 over the Golden Flashes in the MAC Championship game in Detroit.

With smiles and a bit of a swagger, the Kent State Golden Flashes arrived Friday at Ford Field, which is exactly where they expected to be when the season began. 

Kent State (7-5, 6-2) is set to play Saturday at noon in the Rocket Mortgage Mid-American Conference Championship game. A victory would give the Golden Flashes their first conference championship since 1972.

UPDATED 12/9/21: The following advisory has been updated to include specific information about the Dec. 15 Board of Trustees meeting.

This year, 5XÉçÇø donors demonstrated the power of philanthropy by giving at unprecedented levels. The 2021 Giving Tuesday campaign shattered the previous records, more than tripling last year’s record of $2.2 million.