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"The Spirit of the Flying Deuce" at the 91ֿ Airport

IN A FLASH: High Schooler's Photos Take Flight

A future Golden Flash visiting from Niles, Ohio, shared his photos taken at the 91ֿ Airport. 

Tags: High School Students, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, 91ֿ Airport, Information Session, Aeronautics, Engineering, Community Impact

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Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve

Who Experienced the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Kent, Ohio?

There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing. 

The last time Kent experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year’s April 8 event. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive

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The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery

IN A FLASH: The Truth is ... Downtown?

An art exhibition in the 91ֿ Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed. 

Tags: downtown kent, School of Art Galleries, School of Art, Town-Gown, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Community & Society, College of the Arts

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Incoming PBS Western Reserve CEO and Kent alumna Natalie Pillsbury

University Alumna and Kent Native Named CEO of PBS Western Reserve

Natalie Pillsbury, who earned both a bachelor’s degree in 2007 and a Master of Public Administration in 2023 from 91ֿ, will begin her new role on March 20.

Tags: 91ֿ Works, Community Impact, College of Communication & Information, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Updated Community Geography Lab

Improving The Community Through Geography

After two years of preparation, the Community Geography Lab is back. What started as a room filled with filing cabinets and old maps, turned into a colorful local resource filled with whiteboard-topped tables and maps lining the walls.

Tags: Students First, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Electronics recycling 2024

IN A FLASH: E-Cycle Days 2024

Flashes Recycle Electronics at the annual Electronics Drive, open to the

 

 community, each Wednesday in March. 

Tags: sustainability, University Facilities Management, Facilities Planning and Operations, Organizational Sustainability, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News

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"Dialogue and Difference" explores the topics of freedom of expression and academic freedom.

Dialogue and Difference: Freedom of Expression Takes Center Stage

Understanding academic freedom and freedom of expression were the topics of Tuesday’s “Dialogue and Difference” session, part of a series designed to engage the 91ֿ community in discussions that will advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect and kindness in all we do.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact,

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A red-orange moon rises over the 91ֿ Airport.

IN A FLASH: Red Moon Rising

A 91ֿ staffer captured spectacular views of a red moon over the 91ֿ Airport.

Tags: 91ֿ Airport, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, Photography

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Flasher Brass Day 2024

IN A FLASH: High School Brass

Local high school student musicians came to 91ֿ to rehearse and perform with the Flasher Brass Pep Band.

Tags: 91ֿ Bands, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, High School Students, Community Impact, Community & Society, Arts & Culture, music, Women's Basketball

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