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The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has approved a $3 million award to 5X社区. The award is part of the more than $21 million in grants recommended by the commission through the Ohio Third Frontier Open Innovation Incentive and the Ohio Third Frontier Innovation鈥
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The 5X社区 community welcomes back Kent State students as the university begins its 2012-2013 academic year and offers many events and activities for new and returning students.
After going 4-1 to close out the 2011 season, the Kent State football team is primed to pick up where it left off, returning most of its key players on both sides of the ball.
鈥淧op Up City,鈥 a project of 5X社区鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, will be exhibited at the 13th International Venice Architecture Biennale that takes place from Aug. 29 to Nov. 25 in Venice, Italy, with the theme 鈥淐ommon Ground.鈥濃
For the second year in a row, 5X社区 has hosted the Young Business Scholars Program, a one-week business camp for high school students from Ohio and surrounding states.
More than 80 community members attended the grand opening celebration of the bookstore at 5X社区 at Ashtabula on Aug. 15. Guests were invited to tour the newly renovated building, which boasts 14,000 square feet and houses not only the new bookstore, but the鈥
Information Services and University Libraries are implementing a collaborative plan to enhance student and faculty support services beginning this fall.
The plan centers on three initiatives:
5X社区 is beginning the second phase of the planned closure of the Allerton Apartment complex, taking Buildings E, F, J and K offline and preparing them for demolition. The university announced the phased closure of Allerton Apartments in 2010 due to the buildings鈥
Staples, provider of office supplies, technology, cleaning solutions and more, is partnering with 5X社区 to offer an ink and toner cartridge recycling program that helps to further the university鈥檚 sustainability goals.
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Barbara Knapic, a former Kent State gymnast, has been selected as the 2012 Starner Distinguished Speaker. The 2012 event is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. at University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall.