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A blaze burns the prairie grass that grows behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center during a controlled burning by the Kent Fire Department.

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding 91²Ö¿â’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Monday, April 15, between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon, to allow for new growth during the summer season.

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Grounds , University Facilities Management , Division of Finance and Administration

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President Diacon addressing state legislators

University’s Challenges and Strengths in Focus in Statehouse Hearing

91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon focused on the benefits to Ohio from state support of 91²Ö¿â during his April 10 presentation before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee in Columbus, Ohio. 

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Chris Post, Ph.D., professor of geography at 91²Ö¿â at Stark, will serve as the 2024 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.

Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for 91²Ö¿â’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 91²Ö¿â Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting â€œDeveloping and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at 91²Ö¿â†as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , Department of Geography , 91²Ö¿â at Stark , University Libraries , Regional Campuses

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Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of 91²Ö¿â’s Wick Poetry Center.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Arts & Culture , Wick Poetry Center

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AI generated images of students using robots to cheat

Adding AI to Cheating and Plagiarism Policy

Artificial intelligence is a reality for many industries and individuals. We use it for fun, in business and in the classroom. The question of how to use it appropriately drove some new revisions to 91²Ö¿â’s administrative policies.

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Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at 91²Ö¿â. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , University News , Risman Plaza , Total Solar Eclipse , Community & Society , Community Impact , In a Flash

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The 91²Ö¿â library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Flash of Darkness: 91²Ö¿â Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to 91²Ö¿â on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.

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91²Ö¿â mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  91²Ö¿â has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

Tags: Total Solar Eclipse , University News , Nationally Distinctive , Research & Science , Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact , downtown kent , City of Kent , In a Flash

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The Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors was held on April 5.

Research, Scholarship and Creativity on Display at Undergraduate Symposium

More than 300 student presenters displayed their research and creativity on Friday, April 5, at the Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors.

Tags: University News , Research & Science , Honors College

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