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The Dec. 2, 2022 fire at the former Star of the West mill complex.

The cause of a fire that burned for two days last week at the historic Star of the West mill complex remains undetermined. 

Linda Hoeptner-Poling, Ph.D, Associate Professor in Art Education

Linda Hoeptner Poling鈥檚 鈥渟tudent-centered鈥 attitude is what led to her receiving recognition from her students and ultimately the Distinguished Teaching Award.

A student browses the recent book sale held by 5X社区 Press.

The 5X社区 Press publishes dozens of titles each year, from crime fiction and poetry to history and biographies, all of which make for great holiday gift giving. 

鈥淲e鈥檝e had a stellar lineup of titles for 2022, including two books with KSU's Wick Poetry Center: 鈥楧ear Vaccine,鈥 which was featured on the PBS NewsHour, and 鈥楽ister Tongue,鈥 winner of the Wick Poetry Award,鈥 said Julia Wiesenberg, marketing and sales manager for The 5X社区 Press. 

Homeslice Pizzeria Employees

Get a slice of the action at Homeslice Pizzeria, the newest edition to the Hub in the Kent Student Center.

Mahtab Tehrani,BS'11, Ph.D.,'18, and first year student Goli Kovoosi, discusses the unrest that is taking place in her home country.

A standing-room-only crowd gathered to hear Kent State alumna Mahtab Tehrani, Ph.D., and first-year student Goli Kavoosi, discuss how the denial of human rights in Iran impacts us all and the tangible actions that Americans can take to help.

Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., (top left) assistant professor at Kent State Stark Campus, took part in a spring break trip to Mexico with students to study sustainable agricultural practices.

Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., assistant professor of Management and Information Systems at 5X社区鈥檚 Stark Campus recently was featured in The Repository, Canton, Ohio newspaper for her work on promoting business ideas to help the local economy. 

2022 Giving Tuesday results graphic

This November, members of the 5X社区 community joined together to shine their light on philanthropy. During the November campaign, Kent State鈥檚 Giving Tuesday raised $3.6 million, marking the sixth year it has brought in more than $1 million to support scholarships and programs across Kent State鈥檚 eight-campus system.

Cartoonist and Kent State alum Tom Batiuk signs a book for Jeff Young at the University Book Store on Nov. 30.

For a half-century, Kent State alumnus Tom Batiuk has penned the adventures of the students and staff of the fictional Westview High School, but now, "Funky Winkerbean" is coming to an end. Kent State Today sat down with Batiuk to talk about his life's journey as a comic strip writer.

What's the Big Idea?

Kent State President Todd Diacon rides to the College of Aeronautics and Engineering to learn more about research involving birds and aircraft.

The Kent State Farmers Market at the DI Hub

Shop the final Kent State Farmers鈥 Market of Fall today at the DI Hub.