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Community Impact

I AM FIRST Celebration

The I AM FIRST Celebration honored first generation students, staff, and faculty with a week of university-wide events. Attendees from all parts of the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State community enjoyed the week’s in-person and virtual events.

Tags: Student Event , Community Impact

University College

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Together Community Service

Our Flashes have continued providing community service virtually through the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Together program provided by Community Engaged Learning. Over 700 student volunteers wrote 1,400 welcome notes to incoming KSU students and provided 500 United Way Literacy Kits for a local elementary school.

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University College

Campus Kitchen Fundraising

Our volunteers at Campus Kitchen have raised over $10K for their Giving Tuesday campaign, $20K for Campus Kitchen Renovations, and received $2K from the Portage Foundation’s Rapid Response Fund Grant.

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University College

9,080 Hours of Student Community Service

1,278 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students have contributed 9,080 hours of community service and raised $246,976 through Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Community Services provided by Community Engaged Learning. 26% of these program participants were underrepresented students: nearly twice the percentage of underrepresented students in the entire student body.

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University College

Mental Health Display in The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center

A Display of Support

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's commitment to mental health is on display in a walk-through installation in the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center.

Tags: Division of Student Life , University Communications and Marketing , mental health , Students First , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Pumpkin contest entries on display at Eastway

And the Pumpkin Prize Winner is ...

Find out which of the pumpkin creations displayed at Eastway received the most votes. 

Tags: University Culinary Services , Student Life , Fall Semester , Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Costumed participants in the Fall Halls Celebration 2023 at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark

IN A FLASH: It's the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Fam-i-ly (SNAP, SNAP)

Faculty and administrators joined the Fall Halls Celebration in style on the campus of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark.

Tags: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark , Fall Semester , Community Impact , Student Life , Arts & Culture

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Army ROTC cadets raise the American flag during the university’s 2022 Veterans Day Commemoration.

Honoring All Those Who Serve

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Student Green on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus.

Tags: Community & Society , University News , Community Impact , Veterans Day , Events

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Drone view of the changing leaves at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark

IN A FLASH: Fall's Fire at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State at Stark

The campus of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark is surrounded by a ring of fall's fiery colors. 

Tags: Fall Semester , Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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Main Street Ñý¼§Ö±²¥'s Family Friendly Halloween with Flash the Mascot

IN A FLASH: Family Friendly Flash-o-Ween

On Friday, Oct. 27 Flash the Mascot made new friends at Main Street Ñý¼§Ö±²¥'s Family Friendly Halloween event. 

Tags: Community Impact , Town-Gown , downtown kent , Main Street Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ , Child Development Center , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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