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Community & Society

Shared Sky is a Wick Poetry Center project for the April 8, 2024 Eclipse

The April 8 total solar eclipse has sparked a new opportunity for interactive poetry from ºÚÁÏÍø’s Wick Poetry Center.

Religions in times of conflict.

As part of ºÚÁÏÍø's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity. 

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GEAR awards

Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of the Women’s Center, mentioned the G.E.A.R Awards was born out of a previous event called Mothers, Mentors, And Muses, which recognized and elevated ºÚÁÏÍø’s faculty and staff who made a difference in a student or colleague’s life. 

ºÚÁÏÍø is expanding the opportunity for students to obtain addictions counseling certification.

ºÚÁÏÍø’s College of Public Health has taken steps to put more addiction counselors to work in Ohio.  

 

ºÚÁÏÍø Mobile Flashes Program

A mobile unit from ºÚÁÏÍø's College of Public Health is providing education, screening and wellness services to the community.

Students in a lecture hall

ºÚÁÏÍø’s Regional Campuses are hosting a series of information sessions designed to help Eastern Gateway Community College students navigate the transfer process and continue their education pathways. 

Sonia Karkare, program director for the ºÚÁÏÍø Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

ºÚÁÏÍø celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve

There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing. 

The last time Kent experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year’s April 8 event. 

The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery

An art exhibition in the ºÚÁÏÍø Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed. 

Updated Community Geography Lab

After two years of preparation, the Community Geography Lab is back. What started as a room filled with filing cabinets and old maps, turned into a colorful local resource filled with whiteboard-topped tables and maps lining the walls.