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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day , Total Solar Eclipse , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Community Impact , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science

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Downtown Kent

Kent Earns Top Honors as #1 College Town in Ohio

Kent, Ohio, is officially the #1 college town in Ohio.

Tags: Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive

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Ohio’s Best Advocates for Employee Ownership Are Here at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ

For nearly 40 years, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ's Ohio Employee Ownership Center has helped educate, train and advocate for Ohio businesses on the path to employee ownership. 

Tags: ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Works , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society

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Spacesuit at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµhouse

IN A FLASH: Spacesuit at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµhouse

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Museum celebrated the opening of "Ohioans in Space: The Carl E. Walz Spacesuit from the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Museum" with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Ohio ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµhouse in Columbus.

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Graduation Photo

DC CAP Scholars Graduate Ready to Lead

At ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s University College, the CommUNITY Lab serves as a space where connection, growth and opportunity intersect, especially for graduating seniors like Ronshai Jones, Ariana Wallace and Yeshe Mulugeta. For these three, the journey to graduation has been defined by leadership, resilience, and the unwavering support of the DC College Access Program.

Tags: Students First , Community & Society , Community Impact , University College

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Mobile Flashes students provide fresh produce during a community event. (Photo credit: Rami Daud, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ)

$1.75 Million Gift From Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation to Expand ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s Mobile Health Outreach

The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation has awarded $1.75 million to ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Public Health that will support students and programs, such as the Mobile Flashes program.

Tags: Health , Community & Society , Community Impact , College of Public Health and Health Sciences , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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Awards and Recognitions

Announcing the 2026 President’s Award of Distinction

The President’s Award of Distinction was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ in advancing the university’s strategic priorities and core values.

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Stark Motorcycle Safety Hub

Stark Campus Becomes Hub for Motorcycle Safety Training

Motorcycle Ohio, a program of the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, is celebrating the opening of its newest motorcycle rider training site at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Stark campus in North Canton. The new location was launched in partnership with the Stark County Sheriff's Office and will expand access to motorcycle safety education for residents in the region.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Dean Kahler

IN A FLASH: Highlighting a Life of Commitment and Purpose

An exhibition, running from Apr. 30-Aug. 21, highlights the commitment of Dean Kahler, one of the nine students wounded on May 4, 1970 and his ongoing activities in promoting peace, activism, public service and disability rights.

Tags: May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , Community & Society , Community Impact , Alumni , College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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David Strittmatter, Ph.D., presents findings from his award-winning oral history project during the 2026 Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

Historian Brings Guardsmen's Voices to ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ's Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture

Fifty-six years after four students were killed and nine were wounded on the campus of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ, a historian from outside the university brought a rarely heard perspective to one of the most consequential days in American history – May 4, 1970.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration , University Libraries , Community & Society

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