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A Kent State entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

The Missing Link Between College Renters and Landlords

A Kent State entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Arts and Sciences , Student Success , LaunchNet Kent State , Featured Story

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Jimmy Miller, a 2017 Kent State graduate who served as editor of The Kent Stater, takes notes while talking to a fellow student in the student media newsroom in Franklin Hall.

Kent Stater Named Best in Ohio

Kent State’s student newspaper, The Kent Stater, is the best collegiate daily (published three times per week or more) in Ohio, according to the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest. Alumna Neville Hardman, ’16, and journalism major Kelly Powell, ’18, also rec…

Tags: College of Communication and Information , Student Success , Success Story , School of Media and Journalism

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Austin Trzop, from  at Stark, is competing in the National Veteran Wheelchair Games.

Kent State Student Goes for Gold in the National Veteran Wheelchair Games

Austin Trzop is in Cincinnati to complete in the 37th National Veteran Wheelchair Games. Trzop is a business and entrepreneurship major at at Stark. Shortly after joining the Marines, Trzop became a paraplegic from a diving accident. Trzop will compete in a variety of eve…

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Antwan Dixon tells WINK News that he plans to make a full recovery following a blood transfusion to fight a rare disease.

Kent State Athlete Making a Comeback After Receiving a Blood Transfusion From his Father

Antwan Dixon is overcoming the odds after receiving a life-saving blood transfusion from his father.

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Health , Featured Story , Student Success

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Jaila Manga (left) and Helen Miller pose near the propeller of their Cessna Sky Hawk at the  Airport, preparing their plane for the 41st Air Race Classic.

Flying Flashes Finish Historical Air Race for Women

A pair of female pilots have successfully completed the 2017 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes finished fifth out of the 12 universities, and 15th out of the 47 teams overall. They also received a prize for finishing second on the seventh leg of the race and were one of only…

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , Aeronautics , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Kent State fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler's new clothing business, Sultrie, aims to add to the sustainable fashion movement.

Environmentally Conscious: Kent State Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change

Kent State sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , College of the Arts , Arts & Culture , School of Fashion

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Kent State architecture students form a group to design and build environments for animal shelters, at no cost.

KSU Barkitecture: Architecture Students Link Pets with People

A group of Kent State architecture students formed “KSU Barkitecture” to design and build environments for pets living in shelters.

Tags: Student Success , Student Organizations , Division of Student Life , Community & Society , Featured Story

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Kent State is one of 14 colleges to receive a combined $2.6 million in College Completion Grants from Great Lakes.

College Graduation Grants Help Dreams Come True

You dedicated four years to studying, preparing and planning for your future career. You have completed almost all your college classes, finished your internship, and now you are a semester away from graduation. But wait! An unexpected emergency happens, and financially you are unable to pay your fi…

Tags: Commencement , University College , Student Success , University News , Featured Story

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The Kent State Golden Flashes pose with members of the community on the multipurpose court they constructed in Aguacate, Belize.

Kent State Student-Athletes and Staff Complete Courts for Kids Service Project in Belize

Instead of heading home to relax following the conclusion of finals week, a group of student-athletes traveled to Aguacate, Belize, to partner with Courts for Kids on a service project from May 16-24. A total of 19 student-athletes volunteered to make the trip and were accom…

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Success , Success Story

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Burr Fall 2016 Staff

SPJ Names The Burr Best Student Magazine in Nation

The Burr Magazine, Kent State’s general interest student magazine, was named the best student magazine in the nation by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Kent State also earned national finalist status in two categories in SPJ’s annual national Mark of Excellence Awards competition. …

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , School of Media and Journalism

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