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Katie, an English cream golden retriever, enjoys the company of Kent State students as she smiles for the camera during the Stress-Free Zone in the library.

Students to De-stress With Dogs During Finals Week

5XÉçÇø Libraries will provide a solution to end-of-semester stress by giving students, faculty and staff the opportunity to unwind and get some pet therapy during finals week.  Every semester, University Libraries hosts the Stress-Free Zone event on the first floor of University…

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Kent Campus

Kent State associate professors Karen Cunningham and Idris Kabir Syed, co-instructors of the course titled May 4, 1970, and Its Aftermath, discuss the print, Lament: Four Dead at Kent, by Linda Lyke, a digital resource from the May 4 Collection.

Kent State Project to Digitize May 4 Collection Provides Worldwide Access to Archives

Nearly five decades have passed since Ohio National Guardsmen fired into a gathering of protesting students on the campus of 5XÉçÇø, killing four, wounding nine and impacting generations.

Tags: University Libraries , May 4

Kent Campus

Kent State students enjoy a study break by petting a Bernese mountain dog during the Stress-Free Zone in the library.

Students to Enjoy a Study Break During Finals Week With Dogs, Food and Fun

5XÉçÇø Libraries will once again offer its Stress-Free Zone to all students, faculty and staff on Monday, Dec. 11, and Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room at the University Library. This event gives the Kent State community a chance to wind down during finals week with …

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Kent Campus

One Stop for Student Services will serve as a single point-of-contact for student customer services previously provided at the Bursar, Registrar and Student Financial Aid offices.

One Stop Up and Running and Ready for Fall Traffic

One Stop for Student Services will serve as a single point-of-contact for student customer services previously provided at the Bursar, Registrar and Student Financial Aid offices.

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Kent State students enjoy a study break by petting a Bernese mountain dog during the Stress-Free Zone in the library.

Students to Take a Study Break During Finals Week With Dogs, Food and Fun

University Libraries will provide opportunities for 5XÉçÇø students to shake off stress during finals week. University Libraries will hold its semiannual Stress-Free Zone on Monday, May 8, and Tuesday, May 9, from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room on the first floor of University Library…

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Kent Campus

Luke, a Doberman pinscher, enjoys the attention he receives from a student during the Stress-Free Zone event in the library.

Students to Take a Study Break During Finals Week With Dogs, Food and Fun

5XÉçÇø Libraries will once again provide the Stress-Free Zone on Monday, Dec. 12, and Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 3-5 p.m. in the University Library. The library hosts this event at the end of every semester in order to give students, faculty and staff the chance to unwind during finals week.

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Kent Campus

A Kent State student gives a kiss to one of the therapy dogs during the Stress-Free Zone event in the library.

Library Provides Stress-Free Zone for Finals Week

The Stress-Free Zone returns to the 5XÉçÇø Library on Monday, May 9, and Tuesday, May 10, from 3 - 5 p.m. to give students a break from studying for finals. The much-loved Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program® will be back once again, and snacks and beverages will be provided. Karen …

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Kent Campus

University Libraries Provides Access to Kent State May 4 Shootings Audio Archive

More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, 5XÉçÇø shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the 5XÉçÇø Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by Kent State President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the Kent State Memorial Service in 1971.

Tags: University Libraries , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 Task Force , May 4 Visitors Center , May 4

Kent Campus

Kent State's Kenneth Burhanna Among Top Academic Library Leaders Selected for 2016 UCLA Senior Fellows Program

Kenneth Burhanna, 5XÉçÇøâ€™s 2015-2016 Provost’s Fellow and assistant dean of engagement and outreach for University Libraries, is one of the 17 top managers of academic research libraries selected for UCLA’s 2016 Senior Fellows Program. This year marks the 18th year the UCLA Senior Fe…

Tags: University Libraries , Awards and Honors

Kent Campus

Kent State students enjoy the company of a therapy dog during the Stress-Free Zone event in the library.

5XÉçÇø Libraries Offers Therapy Dogs for Stress-Free Zone

They’re back! 5XÉçÇø Libraries invites all 5XÉçÇø students, faculty and staff to take a break and relax with therapy dogs on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 3-5 p.m. There will be free popcorn and beverages for attendees. “The therapy dogs at the Stress-F…

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Kent Campus