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Ken Ditlevson and others decorating the Main Street Bridge for Rainbow Weekend

'A Supportive Community Makes It a Lot Easier'

Students coming to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and, for some of them, living away from home for the first time can struggle with the transition. The transition can even be more difficult for LGBTQ+ students, particularly for those who have recently "come out." Ken Ditlevson, director of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's LGBTQ+ Center, talks about the many resources available at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï to support them.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Center, LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ Studies, City of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Main Street ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Honors College, Diverse ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, Town-Gown, downtown kent

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Volunteers decorating the Rainbow Main Street Bridge

It's a Rainbow Week at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State!

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and the city of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï encourage people to attend any of the LGBTQ+ events on campus and downtown this week. 

Tags: LGBTQ+ Center, Main Street ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, downtown kent, City of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Town-Gown, Diverse ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, Honors College

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Hundreds of locks fastened to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's Main Street Bridge

IN A FLASH: ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's 'Locks of Love'

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

Tags: Student Life, City of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, downtown kent, Town-Gown, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Hotel evening view

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Tags: Town-Gown, downtown kent, Main Street ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Community Impact, University News, Community & Society, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Hotel and Conference Center, Organizational Sustainability

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Main Street

East Main Street to Get a $25.5M Makeover

A federal grant will help restart a major improvement project for a highly trafficked area of downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï. Changes to East Main Street will include wider sidewalks, bike and pedestrian paths and crossings, and two roundabouts.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Town-Gown

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Dean Tondiglia (right), ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.

City of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Partners With ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and UH to Launch New Lifesaving Tool

Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has partnered with ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

Tags: Community & Society, Health, Department of Public Safety, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Police Services, Town-Gown

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï students explore downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï.

Spring 2019 Bowman Breakfast Focuses on Economic Sustainability of Downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï

For more than 55 years, leaders from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï and the city of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï have met over breakfast to foster successful collaboration between the university and the city.

Tags: Community & Society, Town-Gown, Bowman Breakfast, Events

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Fall 2018 Bowman Breakfast to Reflect on 100 Years of Homecoming at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï President Beverly J. Warren, emeritus artist and educator of Pan-African Studies E. Timothy Moore and head football coach Sean Lewis will serve as the guest speakers at the fall 2018 Bowman Breakfast.

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