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Cemetery Calling

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling

Cemetery Calling, the newest play by ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024. 

Tags: Theatre, Eric Mansfield, University Communications and Marketing, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Judge Kani Hightower

Making the Local Justice System Easier to Access

Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge Kani H. Hightower is on a mission to make the justice system in Summit County, Ohio, more accessible for underprivileged and underrepresented citizens. Whether it’s related to transportation challenges or helping them sort through the red tape of documentation, Hightower, a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï graduate, is creating solutions to streamline the process for Summit County residents.

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Alumni

April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun.

Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory

For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Student Life , Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive

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Her Week Graphic

It's Her Week at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

Tags: Student Organizations, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life, University Libraries, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Museum, May 4 Visitors Center, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center

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Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Wick Poetry Center.

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Student Life , Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Wick Poetry Center

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Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, University News, Risman Plaza, Total Solar Eclipse, Community & Society, Community Impact

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The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Flash of Darkness: ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Ohio since 1806.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Design Innovation

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

Tags: Total Solar Eclipse, University News, Nationally Distinctive, Research & Science, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact, downtown kent, Main Street ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, City of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï

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Mostly black and white photo of two women wearing eclipse glasses

Have You Picked Your Eclipse Outfit Yet?

As the 2024 total solar eclipse passes over ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï students, faculty and staff have the unique opportunity to witness an optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect.

Tags: Research & Science, Student Life, Community Impact

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