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When Life is a Fairytale

In Noelle Bowles’ classroom, fairytales come to life through the eyes of her students. Bowles, associate professor of English at 91Թ at Trumbull, teaches lessons that extend past the storybook and onto the pages of real life.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Students First, Community and Society, Profiles

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Have You Updated Your Profile Yet?

Changes have now been made to Rave, 91Թ’s Emergency Communication System, which is used to send Flash ALERTS as text messages when important information needs to be distributed in a timely fashion, such as during a safety crisis or weather emergency. 

Tags: Students First, Community Impact

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Bob Christy, Kent State’s senior photography coordinator, holds his camera while covering Spring 2022 Commencement.

Focusing on the Man Behind the Camera

Serving under four university presidents, Bob Christy is a witness to 91Թ history. His photos document the university's people, places and points in time. Get to know Christy as Kent State Today takes a closer look at the man behind the camera.

Tags: Profiles, Students First, University Communications and Marketing, Alumni

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Kent State students Ryan Aquilani of Philadelphia, Pa., and Holly Atkinson of Dayton, Ohio, make fidget tools as part of Disability Awareness Month, sponsored by Student Accessibility Services.

Everyone’s Got Something: Celebrating Disabilities

Kent State's Student Accessibility Services is celebrating October as Disability Awareness Month, with events and activities to spread the word to students that they are not alone in their struggle and that help is available. 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Health, Students First, Student Accessibility Services

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You Asked For It. You Got It.

Changes are coming to Rave, 91Թ’s Emergency Communication System, which is used to send Flash ALERTS as text messages when important information needs to be distributed in a timely fashion, such as during a safety crisis or weather emergency. 

Tags: Community Impact, Students First

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Warhorse Tattoos

Thinking Ink? You're Not Alone

Juliana Buonaiuto, Undergraduate Student Government president, stated in her convocation speech this year that she got a lightning bolt tattoo during the first two weeks of her first year. A recent Pew Research Center survey revealed that 32% of Americans have a tattoo. Kent State Today went to some local authorities to see if those trends match the Kent State community. 

Tags: Student Life, Students First

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A sillhouette of a person doing yoga in the sun

October Puts You Into a State of Well-Being

October is 91Թ’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Though the national health observance is in May, the university chooses October to promote mental health awareness as the need for mental health support on campus peaks during this time.   

Tags: Health, Student Life, Students First, Community & Society

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Prof. Stephanie Smith at the third annual read-in, open-mic event

Read-in Puts Ban on Banned Books

“If Monday was a color, she’d be red...”  The third annual Read-In @ Kent State was held on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Taylor Hall. This open-mic event gave students, faculty, staff and alumni the opportunity to read excerpts from or speak briefly about banned and challenged books that are important to them.  

Tags: Students First, Student Life, Community & Society

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Kristin Stasiowski (far right), assistant dean of international programs and education abroad for the College of Arts and Sciences at 91Թ, leads a group of Kent State students as they discover the art, architecture and history of Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy.

Kent State Celebrates 50 Years of Education Abroad in Florence, Italy, With Weeklong Series of Events

91Թ leadership and donors known as the Renaissance Scholars Society will gather to commemorate 50 years of education abroad in Florence, Italy, during the first week of October.

Tags: Global Reach, University News, Global Presence, Students First, Office of Global Education, Kent State Florence, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, alumni-news

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91Թ alumnus and Berk Enterprises CEO Reilly Berk holds one of her company's products, a paper plate for the amusement industry.

All in the Family

91Թ alumna Reilly Berk serves as CEO of Berk Enterprises, an achievement she reached before the age of 30.

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