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A Homecoming Parade float carrying 91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon and this year’s Grand Marshals, former 91²Ö¿â female student-athletes, makes its way down Main Street.

91²Ö¿â Celebrates Milestones and Memories at This Year’s Homecoming

It’s time to wear blue and gold as the 91²Ö¿â Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. 91²Ö¿â will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.

Tags: University News , Community Impact , Homecoming , Events

Kent Campus

Students from the Second Annual Read-In read and listen to excerpts from banned books

Second Annual Banned Books Read-In Highlights Freedom of Speech

It may surprise you to learn that “Captain Underpants,†“Frankenstein,†“The Great Gatsby,†“Hunger Games†and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower†are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.

Tags: Community & Society , Student Life , Community Impact

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Visitors to Kent, Ohio, enjoy outdoor dining. (Photo credit: Kent Area Chamber of Commerce)

91²Ö¿â’s Hometown Named One of the Best by Ohio Magazine

Members of the 91²Ö¿â community can take great pride in their university’s hometown. The city of Kent has been selected by Ohio Magazine as a 2022-2023 Best Hometown. The Best Hometown honor recognizes Kent as a great place to live, work and visit.

Tags: Community Impact , Awards and Honors

Kent Campus

Walk and Talk tour members pose for a picture at Prentice Gate

Flowers and Foliage Sprouting Wellness and Joy

Nearly 40 people from the 91²Ö¿â community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the “Walk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage†event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew.

Tags: Health , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Student Employee Sergio Roper leading the Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop

Wick Weekly Poetry Workshops Create a Community of Creatives

Every Friday, the 91²Ö¿â community can come together to create poetry and share a more vulnerable side of themselves at the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop brings students together to help develop them as poets and create a community of creatives.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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Can of 91²Ö¿â Golden Lager, arial view of Dix Stadium and Sibling Revelry Brewing logo.

91²Ö¿â Golden Lager Is Here!

Alumni brewers at Sibling Revelry Brewing have created 91²Ö¿â Golden Lager - the official craft beer of 91²Ö¿â Athletics. 

Tags: Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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