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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 91²Ö¿â 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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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 91²Ö¿â 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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Marvi Sirmed speaking at the protest demonstration against the sectarian killings of Shia Muslims in Pakistan

Scholars At Risk Speaker Series: Renowned Pakistani Journalist And Human Rights Advocate Marvi Sirmed To Speak At 91²Ö¿â Campus

91²Ö¿â will welcome its third of three “alumni” from the Scholars at Risk Network to speak at the university and regional events over the 2023-2024 academic year. (SAR) is an organization that provides sanctuary and assistance to threatened scholars worldwide.

Tags: Community & Society

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Black Joy Unlocked event with Marquis Davis and Janice Johnson

The Power of Music to Unlock Joy

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, attendees gathered to explore the role of music in Black culture and its ability to provoke happiness at the “Empowerment Through the Arts: Black Joy Unlocked” event to create a safe, welcoming community among diverse students at 91²Ö¿â.

Tags: Student Life, Students First, Community & Society

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Flasher Brass Day 2024

IN A FLASH: High School Brass

Local high school student musicians came to 91²Ö¿â to rehearse and perform with the Flasher Brass Pep Band.

Tags: 91²Ö¿â Bands, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, High School Students, Community Impact, Community & Society, Arts & Culture, music, Women's Basketball

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Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

IN A FLASH: Blue and Gold to Beat the Cold!

A 91²Ö¿â staffer's kindness helped international students who were far from their much warmer home weather an Ohio winter. 

Tags: Office of Global Education, International Students, Community & Society, Community Impact, Global Presence, Global Reach,

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Victoria Alexander dialogue with Charmaine Crawford.

IN A FLASH: Victoria Talks

Viral speaker and scholar Victoria Alexander visited the Kent Campus for "Black Identity Unveiled: Victoria Talks."

Tags: Black History Month, Center for Student Involvement, Community Impact, Community & Society

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