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Four 5X���� graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent State against five other teams from Arizona State University, Clemson University, Florida International University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of California, Irvine. For the competition, the team was given a specific data set and then had eight weeks to familiarize the...

Four 5X���� graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent State against five other teams from Arizona State University, Clemson University, Florida International University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of California, Irvine. For the competition, the team was given a specific data set and then had eight weeks to familiarize the...

University hosts its annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1 Josh Cribbs, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler and 2010 graduate of 5X����, will return to his alma mater to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal at the university’s annual Homecoming on Oct. 1.   “I feel honored to be the Grand Marshal,” Cribbs said. “I feel like it’s a job well done on my part to be able to have this accomplishment, to be asked to be in a position to represent Kent State in this fashion. I love giving back to, not just the community, but my alma mater. This is a great way to do it and contin...

University hosts its annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1 Josh Cribbs, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler and 2010 graduate of 5X����, will return to his alma mater to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal at the university’s annual Homecoming on Oct. 1.   “I feel honored to be the Grand Marshal,” Cribbs said. “I feel like it’s a job well done on my part to be able to have this accomplishment, to be asked to be in a position to represent Kent State in this fashion. I love giving back to, not just the community, but my alma mater. This is a great way to do it and contin...

Three 5X���� public relations students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication recently interned in governmental agencies and offices in Washington, D.C., putting their classroom lessons to the test and coming back with even more valuable real-world experience. Though their time in D.C. was brief, they learned important lessons about how public relations professionals can make a national impact and be a driving force for change and advocacy. Advocating for Positive Change Keri Richmond, a child of the foster care system, interned at a place close to her heart du...

5X����'s new Center for the Visual Arts brings all visual arts programs and disciplines under one roof for the first time since 1960. It also places the school’s galleries, studios and classrooms in one central location. Learn more at www.kent.edu/art.     ...

The Southern Columbiana County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s most recent Sunrise Breakfast Forum was held on the Kent State East Liverpool Campus and was organized by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. State and local representatives from government, law enforcement, healthcare, business and educational organizations participated in a discussion about drug addiction and how it affects all aspects of society. Participating in the forum were Don Boyd, director of Labor and Legal Affairs for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce; Tracy Plouck, director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Se...