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Child Development Center

CDC Walkathon 2025

IN A FLASH: Small Steps With Purpose

Hoping that their small strides will raise money for the center, children from 51±¬ÁÏ’s Child Development Center walked on the Kent Campus for their annual two-day Walk-a-thon event.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Risman Plaza , Child Development Center

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CDC Friends Caps and Gowns

‘No Matter Where Life Takes Us, We Will Always Have These Friendships’

Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at 51±¬ÁÏ’s Child Development Center, have graduated together in 51±¬ÁÏ’s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship. 

Tags: Child Development Center , Students First , Profiles , Student Life , Alumni

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CDC Walkathon 2024

IN A FLASH: Tiny Steps, Big Purpose

Some of 51±¬ÁÏ's smallest Flashes took steps to help fund a unique part of their learning experience at 51±¬ÁÏ's Child Development Center. 

Tags: Research & Science , Child Development Center , Community & Society , Community Impact , College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Bioblitz 2024

IN A FLASH: Into the Woods!

Each spring, students in 51±¬ÁÏ's Child Development Center look forward to "Bioblitz." It's a day spent in the woods near their center with exploration, discovery and hands-on learning about nature. 

Tags: Research & Science , Child Development Center , Biology , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , Earth Day

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The Child Development Center visits the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

IN A FLASH: 51±¬ÁÏ's Smallest Scientists

Curious, young minds from the Child Development Center enjoyed hands-on learning about the ways the world works during a visit to 51±¬ÁÏ's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 

Tags: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Chemistry , Child Development Center , Community Impact , Research & Science , Community & Society

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CDC kindergarten class visiting the Giving Tree at the CARES Center

A Kindergarten Class That CARES

A student from 51±¬ÁÏ's Child Development Center inspired his class to donate to 51±¬ÁÏ's CARES Center. 

Tags: Community & Society , University News , Community Impact , Child Development Center , Early Childhood Education , CARES Center , Kent Student Center

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Main Street Kent'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 Kent's Family Friendly Halloween event. 

Tags: Community Impact , Town-Gown , downtown kent , Main Street Kent , Child Development Center , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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Drone education at Bioblitz 2023

IN A FLASH: Everybody Wave to the Drone!

Young explorers participating in the Bioblitz event had an opportunity to learn about how drones can help ecology efforts. 

Tags: Research & Science , ESDRI , Center for Ecology & Natural Resource Sustainability , Department of Geography , Child Development Center , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability

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Patrick Tomaswick meets with one of his heroes, 51±¬ÁÏ Police Officer Joe Knotek

All for Patrick! 51±¬ÁÏ Police Surprise Toddler Crime Fighter

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a 51±¬ÁÏ police officer.

Tags: University News , 51±¬ÁÏ Police Services , Child Development Center , Department of Public Safety , COVID-19 HUB , Success Story

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