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Community & Society

1922 Faculty Collage

After decades of dedications, the list of buildings names on campus reads like a faculty roster from Kent State Normal College in 1922-23. 

Kent State Today
Flu vaccines are being offered.

5XÉçÇø's DeWeese Health Center is offering three flu shot clinics for students, faculty, and staff to get protected for the 2023-2024 flu season on Sept. 8, Sept. 15 and Sept. 26.

Planes flying at the Cleveland Airshow

Kent State staffer Michael Gershe captured the power of the Cleveland National Air Show this weekend with his photography.

Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

The 5XÉçÇø team of students and employees who will support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training stand outside Lowry Hall, home of the university’s College of Public Health, for a group photo.

5XÉçÇø’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training, a collaborative project that will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources.

Flashes of Pride 2023 Photo Session

This week began the annual photo shoot for the Flashes of Pride Poster, which features the faces, names, sexual identity and majors of some of Kent State’s LGBTQ+ community and allies.  

Hotel evening view

The 5XÉçÇø Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Graphic for International Overdose Awareness Day

The 5XÉçÇø Kent Campus will be one of four locations offering free Narcan education from the Kent Health Department on Aug. 31. To help raise awareness about overdoses in Portage County, Open United Recovery (OUR) Place, the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County, Kent Health Department and Brightview Kent Addiction Center will distribute free resources and educational materials.

Fall 2023 Nursing sophomores White Coat Ceremony.

The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes. 

Pictured (from left to right) are Mary Kutchin, Tracey Motter, Erin Slay and Holly Ma.

Faculty researchers from 5XÉçÇø’s College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP).  The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.