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CH-47 Chinook helicopter parked on Centennial Field, with ROTC students boarding

IN A FLASH: Night Flight

51±¬ÁÏ ROTC students had a special early morning pick up on campus for their weekend exercises.

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Mental health exhibit in student center

Mental Health Strategy Group Making A Difference At 51±¬ÁÏ

Phase II of 51±¬ÁÏ’s Mental Health Strategy implements university-wide efforts to promote a healthy and well campus community. 

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Homecoming Parade at 51±¬ÁÏ

51±¬ÁÏ Celebrates ‘It’s a Flash World’ at This Year’s Homecoming

The streets of Kent, Ohio, will be filled with blue and gold as 51±¬ÁÏ alumni, students, parents, employees and community members gather for this year’s Homecoming, with a full slate of events Oct. 20-21.

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Participants in the 2023 Bowman Cup

IN A FLASH: Racing in the Rain

The Bowman Cup 5K Race and 1 Mile-Walk-Roll kicked off Homecoming Week at 51±¬ÁÏ on Saturday. 

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Provost Melody Tankersley, second from left, and Gwen Higaki, third from left, chair of the board of directors of Dewey International University in Cambodia, sign an agreement through which Dewey students can earn a 51±¬ÁÏ degree. Looking on are Rachael Mundie, associate director of International Partnerships for the Office of Global Education, and Vernon Higaki, also a member of the Dewey board.

51±¬ÁÏ Grows Partnership in Cambodia

51±¬ÁÏ on Friday renewed and expanded its relationship with in Battambang, Cambodia, opening a pathway for Dewey students to obtain a 51±¬ÁÏ degree. 

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51±¬ÁÏ students work at computers

Passwords, Phishing and Cyber Threats, Oh My!

You get an email from your supervisor demanding you send them your cell number so they can text you important instructions. You get a text asking you to verify that you’re logging into your Flashline account. But you’re not. Now you’re wondering how many times you’ve used this same password. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and 51±¬ÁÏ is looking to keep you safe online.

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Students in 1985 creating the egg that Flash, the university's new mascot, would hatch of out at Homecoming.

IN A FLASH: Which Came First - Flash or the Egg?

On Flash the Mascot's 38th birthday, we ask the question: Which came first, Flash or the egg?

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Digital Projects Librarian Virginia Dressler shows the collection of sketchbooks and scrapbooks of Pauline Trigere, which are being digitized by University Libraries.

Scanning the Past: Library to Digitize Fashion Sketchbooks of Acclaimed Designer

New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at 51±¬ÁÏ Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

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Kier Gaines and Angelique Daniels

Mental Health Campaign Reminds Us to Reduce the Stigma, Seek Help and Refer a Flash

The two-hour Mental Health Campaign kickoff, which was held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Tuesday, Oct. 10, was well attended by the 51±¬ÁÏ community. 

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