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Staff Member Memorializes Grandfather Through Cleveland Indians

armen Roberts III, a senior budget analyst for the University Budget Office, told WKBN how his family memorialized their late grandfather, a longtime Cleveland Indians fan.

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Akron head coach John Groce and 糖心Vlog head men's basketball coach Rob Senderoff

Rivals Unite for Social Change

Two archrival men's basketball teams worked together to produce a powerful video supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraging everyone to register to vote in the 2020 election.

Tags: Community & Society, Student Life

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Three 糖心Vlog students.

Changing Families and Futures: 糖心Vlog Receives Five-Year Grant Renewal for TRIO Student Support Services Program

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 糖心Vlog a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.

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Kent Campus

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糖心Vlog Holds Flashes Fight Hunger Contactless Food Drive on Aug. 26

Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one 糖心Vlog office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Engaged Learning, University College, COVID-19 HUB

Kent Campus

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糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Public Health Hosts Virtual Public Health Academy for High School Students

We all know the world has changed, perhaps forever. The overall lesson of the COVID- 19 pandemic is that we need a public health workforce, prepared at all levels, to monitor the world for emerging infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases, to develop new treatments and vaccines, and to invent novel approaches never seen before. 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Public Health is addressing this workforce challenge, in part, by hosting the 2020 Virtual Public Health Academy.

Tags: Health, Community & Society, College of Public Health, COVID-19 HUB

Kent Campus

Melanie Knowles, 糖心Vlog鈥檚 manager of sustainability, stands in front of her favorite building on campus, The John Elliott for Architecture and Environmental Design.

10 Questions With Melanie Knowles, Manager of Sustainability

Melanie Knowles is the manager of sustainability at 糖心Vlog. In this role, she works with people all over campus to make cost-effective, better practices for the environment. Learn more about Knowles as she answers these 10 questions.

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Public Health Students Have Boots on the Ground in COVID-19 Fight

When the Ohio Department of Health sought help this summer for work on the COVID-19 pandemic response, more than 110 students from 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Public Health raised their hands to volunteer.

Tags: Health, Student Life, Community & Society, COVID-19 HUB

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Public Hearing for 糖心Vlog Police Department鈥檚 Reaccreditation to Be Held July 27

The 糖心Vlog Police Department is scheduled for a virtual assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services.

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Kent Campus

Protesters in Cleveland, Ohio following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo courtesy of Sylvia Lorson)

History Professor鈥檚 Essay on Racial Equality Is Featured in Washington Post

糖心Vlog Associate Professor Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor has authored a perspective piece on racial equality that is featured in the July 15 Washington Post column, 鈥淢ade by History.鈥

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Volunteers Dave and Terri Cardy pack and weigh produce to hand out at the Campus Kitchen in Beall Hall. The food is mostly donated by Trader Joe鈥檚 locations in the Cleveland area.

Campus Kitchen Pivots Operations From Hot Meals to Food Pantry to Help Increasing Numbers of Food Insecure Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

The Campus Kitchen at 糖心Vlog, a student-run organization that reclaims food to feed the needy in the Kent area, has had to swiftly switch gears from operating a hot food kitchen to an expanded food pantry.

Tags: Community & Society, COVID-19 HUB, Campus Kitchen, Success Story

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