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Community healthcare providers in Northeast Ohio are encountering an increase in patients seeking maternal mental health services. ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ College of Nursing Assistant Professor James Tudhope and his research team aim to make maternal mental healthcare more integrated into…
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ observes Thanksgiving Break on Nov. 22-26. No classes are scheduled during this time. University offices remain open on Nov. 22 and then are closed Nov. 23-26. The university will resume normal operations on Nov. 27.
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The ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Aeronautics and Engineering Building, Room 225, on the Kent Campus to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel…
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![Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair. Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Chris%20Wick%20and%20David%20Hassler%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=tAbCqM3cC2G5U9vUGGc3nq9KZ4WNXWPD)
The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total…
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![Two ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ ROTC cadets pick out daffodil bulbs to plant as part of the university's annual Veterans Day Commemoration. Two ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ ROTC cadets pick out daffodil bulbs to plant as part of the university's annual Veterans Day Commemoration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/2023%20Daffodil%20bulb%20planting%20-%20ROTC%20cadets%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=9WPVsnFrwoqfZa5GNWDQeFp3o085zMUm)
As part of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡â€™s annual Veterans Day Commemoration, cadets from the university’s ROTC programs joined staff from University Facilities Management and other volunteers on the site of the May 4, 1970, tragedy to plant daffodil bulbs.
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ will be closed Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. No classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on Monday, Nov. 13.
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![The Rev. Larry L. Macon Jr., J.D., has been appointed to the ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. The Rev. Larry L. Macon Jr., J.D., has been appointed to the ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Larry%20Macon%20Jr%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=TxZRaNVsRl621SDmftBnFavxuC9vGyn1)
Macon will serve through May 16, 2027, fulfilling the unexpired term of Johnathan Holifield. Holifield resigned his position as a trustee in late 2022 due to an out-of-state relocation.
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![Senior business major Matthew Helmick-Bickel served in the U.S. Army five years ago. Senior business major Matthew Helmick-Bickel served in the U.S. Army five years ago.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Matthew_Helmick-Bickel%20Banner%203.jpg?VersionId=1DSPyzEd14uUzOpg0y8NQFtxs5.zl4ry)
Matthew Helmick-Bickel, 29, spent five years in the U.S. Army as an airborne paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina, now known as Fort Liberty, before he enrolled at ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ in 2020.
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![ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Army ROTC cadets raise the American flag during the university’s 2022 Veterans Day Commemoration. ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Army ROTC cadets raise the American flag during the university’s 2022 Veterans Day Commemoration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Veterans%20Day%202022%20-%20banner%20image_0.jpg?VersionId=5sGD5ZapGGBAirfCpP6LngPMK2eG_j8Z)
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ 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 Kent Campus.
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![The 2023 ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Alumni Award winners smile after the Alumni Awards ceremony. Pictured (from left to right) are Sonia Karkare, Danita Brown Young, Ph.D., Scott Haws, Garret Ferrara, Morgan Dawson, Thomas Iivari, Isobel Day, Haley Dees, Avery Hall and John Van Alstine. The 2023 ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Alumni Award winners smile after the Alumni Awards ceremony. Pictured (from left to right) are Sonia Karkare, Danita Brown Young, Ph.D., Scott Haws, Garret Ferrara, Morgan Dawson, Thomas Iivari, Isobel Day, Haley Dees, Avery Hall and John Van Alstine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/2023%20Alumni%20Awards%20Banner.jpg?VersionId=ic.SZ72OdEqt8FrtAiclYznDt6SVkg0t)
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ recognizes alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, are making a difference. During Homecoming Weekend, 10 Golden Flashes were presented with Alumni Awards, and nine alumni received Lifetime Achievement recognitions from the university’s…