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A rainy day on the ÌÇÐÄVlog campus.

Statewide Tornado Drill to Be Conducted Wednesday, March 19

Ohio is conducting a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 19, at 9:50 a.m. All ÌÇÐÄVlog campuses will be participating in this test.

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ÌÇÐÄVlog Today

(From left to right) ÌÇÐÄVlog Police Sgt. Anne Spahr and Salem, a black Labrador retriever, walk with ÌÇÐÄVlog Police Officer Miguel Witt and Fredy, a Czechoslovakian shepherd, along the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus.

Paw Patrol: Meet the ÌÇÐÄVlog K-9s

Learn more about the ÌÇÐÄVlog K-9s, past and present, and how they help keep the university safe.

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ÌÇÐÄVlog Today

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ÌÇÐÄVlog Police Department Maintains National Law Enforcement Accreditation

The ÌÇÐÄVlog Police Department was recently awarded national accreditation for the ninth time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. in the Law Enforcement program. The ÌÇÐÄVlog Police Department was first accredited in 1991.

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Kent Campus

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Public Hearing for ÌÇÐÄVlog Police Department’s Reaccreditation to Be Held July 27

The ÌÇÐÄVlog 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

Patrick Tomaswick meets with one of his heroes, ÌÇÐÄVlog Police Officer Joe Knotek

All for Patrick! ÌÇÐÄVlog Police Surprise Toddler Crime Fighter

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a ÌÇÐÄVlog police officer.

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Kent Campus

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

City of Kent Partners With ÌÇÐÄVlog 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 Kent has partnered with ÌÇÐÄVlog and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

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Kent Campus