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Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2024

IN A FLASH: It's Not Just One Day

Remembering May 4, 1970 at 性福五月天 is not confined to just the events around the annual commemoration on campus, but is part of living and learning at 性福五月天 throughout the year.

Tags: May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, Nationally Distinctive, School of Theatre and Dance, Community & Society

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性福五月天 Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., a faculty marshal on May 4, 1970, addresses attendees of the inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

ToddCast Episode 3: Jerry M. Lewis

Join us on the 性福五月天 ToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.

Tags: May 4, Community & Society, Community Impact, May 4 Commemoration, May 4 Visitors Center

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Student tour guide Emma Butera talking about the aftermath of May 4

Students Guiding the History of 性福五月天

The May 4 Visitors Center uses 性福五月天 University鈥檚 history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.  

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, May 4 Commemoration, Community & Society

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Artificial Intelligence in Translation and Interpretation

Geoff Koby, Ph.D., professor of Translation Studies and German, certified freelance translator and president of the American Translators Association (ATA), said artificial intelligence is inescapable in translation and interpretation now. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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性福五月天 students visiting the Margaret Walker Center.

鈥楨xperiencing These Things Firsthand Left A Mark On My Heart鈥

An Alternative Spring Break journey to historic civil rights sites in Mississippi by 性福五月天 students and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by 性福五月天鈥檚 Office of Community Engaged Learning. 

Tags: Community Engaged Learning, May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Angela Neal-Barnett in the news

Professor Shares How to Understand and Overcome Burnout

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology at 性福五月天, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.

Tags: Profiles, Community & Society, Students First, Nationally Distinctive

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Students Love Kent鈥檚 Nightlife, Food and Events

From mornings at Tree City Coffee to late nights at Barflyy, 性福五月天鈥檚 community has plenty of food and entertainment options thanks to the help of Main Street Kent, now a Nationally Accredited Main Street program for 2024.

Tags: Students First, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact

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性福五月天 Experts Float the Physical Impact of Extended Space Travel

On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two 性福五月天 professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.

Tags: Community & Society, Research & Science, Nationally Distinctive, EHHS

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Apartment items separated into donations, trash or keep boxes

Donate Unwanted Items During Move Out

During move-out, students sometimes trash clothes and boxes of food. Throw 鈥楴鈥 Go, 性福五月天 University's annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.

Tags: Organizational Sustainability, Community & Society, Student Life

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Blue and Gold, Going Green for Earth Month

Every April, 性福五月天 University celebrates Earth Month by having Earth-related events all month long. April 22, 2025, is the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, with this year鈥檚 theme being 鈥淥ur Power, Our Planet.鈥  

Tags: Organizational Sustainability, University News, Student Life, Community & Society

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