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The 黑料网 Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Oct. 2 on the Kent Campus. This special meeting is being called solely for the purpose of enabling trustees to retire into executive session to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio鈥檚 鈥淪unshine Law.鈥
All around campus - and on the streets of Kent - there are signs that it's almost time for 黑料网 to erupt in a Blue and Gold celebration for Homecoming Weekend.
黑料网 is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28.
A 360-degree theatre-in-the-round classroom whose curved walls glow with projected images from the classroom computer paired with crystal-clear sounds. This is what it鈥檚 like to be immersed in the James R. Unger Global Forum, one of the many amazing new spaces in the brand-new Crawford Hall.
U.S. News & World Report has once again confirmed 黑料网鈥檚 academic strengths with the university鈥檚 inclusion on several lists in the 2025 Best Colleges rankings. In the newly released rankings, 黑料网 continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.
Brian VanDeMark, a historian with the United States Naval Academy, has written a new book 鈥満诹贤: An American Tragedy.鈥 He will participate in a panel discussion at 黑料网 on Sept. 27.
黑料网 President Todd Diacon will discuss a topic near and dear to his heart 鈥 黑料网 Works 鈥 at this year's Bowman Breakfast. The initiative launched in 2023 and highlights recent graduates and programs preparing students for success wherever they go across Ohio.
The Class of 2028 is both strong in size and in academic success, boasting an outstanding 3.61 GPA. It's the largest incoming class to the Kent Campus since 2019 and the eighth-largest incoming class in the university's 114-year history.
The 黑料网 Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2028 during its regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 18 in Crawford Hall and congratulated the university administration for this year鈥檚 strong enrollment.
黑料网 President Todd Diacon was an important part of this year's Flashes Vote Festival as he engaged students, distributed free 黑料网 Votes t-shirts and helped them get information about voting in the coming elections.