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In May, 91�Թ��� celebrates two milestones: 115 years since being established as a school and 90 years of operating as a university. On May 19, 1910, Ohio Gov. Judson Harmon signed the Lowry Bill into law, calling for the establishment of two new normal schools, one in Northwest Ohio and one in Northeast Ohio. The school created in the northwest was Bowling Green State Normal School and the institution in the northeast was Kent State Normal School. The bill was created to address a lack of public institutions with schools of education in the northern half of the state, a...

  On April 23,  more than 30 on- and off-campus organizations and departments came together on Risman Plaza for Kent State’s Earth Fest – a fun-filled Earth Day event with music, student activities, information, giveaways and prize drawings.   This event, hosted by Kent State’s Office of Sustainability and the Earth Month Planning Committee, was part of a full month of activities and presentations created to increase students’ awareness of sustainability on and off campus, engage students in educational activities and inspire students’ actions in the sustainabilit...

 What began as a high school job bagging groceries at Heinen’s led Riley Jones to a full-time career in IT. Now an IT Specialist at the company’s corporate office, Jones manages technology systems across retail stores, warehouses, and a datacenter. His work focuses on computer networking and systems administration, and he currently leads major projects in network standardization and equipment transitions.“I support the technology used across multiple retail sites, warehouses, a corporate office, and a datacenter,” he said. “Right now, I’m working on standardizing our network environment.”...

  91�Թ���'s Child Development Center is using Blue-Bots to help kindergarteners explore math and technology concepts through engaging, hands-on activities.   Blue-Bots are small, sturdy robots with big eyes, big smiles and clear, plastic shells that allow curious minds to see how they work. They were designed with the idea of making learning meaningful, interactive and fun for young children.   The goal of the project, coming from Kent State's Research Center for Education Technology's AT&T Classroom, is to embed technology standards in...