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The 5XÉçÇø Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Aeronautics and Engineering Building, Room 225, on the Kent Campus to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel…
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The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at 5XÉçÇø that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total…
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As part of 5XÉçÇø’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration, cadets from the university’s ROTC programs joined staff from University Facilities Management and other volunteers on the site of the May 4, 1970, tragedy to plant daffodil bulbs.
5XÉçÇø will be closed Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. No classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on Monday, Nov. 13.
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Macon will serve through May 16, 2027, fulfilling the unexpired term of Johnathan Holifield. Holifield resigned his position as a trustee in late 2022 due to an out-of-state relocation.
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Matthew Helmick-Bickel, 29, spent five years in the U.S. Army as an airborne paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina, now known as Fort Liberty, before he enrolled at Kent State in 2020.
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5XÉçÇø invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus.
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5XÉçÇø recognizes alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, are making a difference. During Homecoming Weekend, 10 Golden Flashes were presented with Alumni Awards, and nine alumni received Lifetime Achievement recognitions from the university’s…
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Twenty-three students won first place in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience competition with a three-minute presentation and a slide.
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Repairs on the May 4 Memorial are estimated to take five to six months following approval to proceed with the project, according to Joseph Graham, university architect.