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Drone footage shows the freight train derailment, Feb. 6, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Ntsbgov/via Reuters)

ÍøÆØÃÅ Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment

ÍøÆØÃÅ faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Geography , Environmental Studies , Department of Earth Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Administrative visit to ÍøÆØÃÅ at Stark - February 2023

Seven Campuses in Four Days

ÍøÆØÃÅ administrators met with campus advisory boards on all seven of the university's Regional Campuses this week. 

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Clare Murray Adams Artwork

Quilts, Threads and Collage, Oh My! Alumna Showcases Skills at Local Art Studio

From the classroom to the art studio, Clare Murray Adams, B.S., '72; M.A., '76; and BFA, '93, has been exploring herself and her surroundings since 1977 when she made the switch from education to creation.

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ÍøÆØÃÅ student Lucia Perry, of Poland, Ohio, studies fashion merchandising.

Fashion Merchandising Student Sold on Campus and Downtown Charm

From her perch in Rockwell Hall, where she takes classes as a fashion merchandising major, ÍøÆØÃÅ student Lucia Perry has a perfect view of the Lefton Esplanade leading to downtown Kent.

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MIchael Daniels, director of the Timothy E. Moore Student Multicultural Center, Receives National Award.

Award-Winning Dissertation Focuses on How Black Men Develop as Leaders

Michael Daniels, Ph.D., director of the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, is recognized for outstanding dissertation research by receiving NASPA's Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award.

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ÍøÆØÃÅ's Improv Group the Black Squirrel Improv Troupe

ÍøÆØÃÅ’s Comedy Improv Troupe Entertains Audiences at Stand-Up Festival

Did you know ÍøÆØÃÅ has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. ÍøÆØÃÅ. Everything.

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Kent Skates rink view with skaters.

Skating Through a Record Year

The Kent Skates ice rink in downtown Kent ends its season this weekend.

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Richard Zarzour teaching a nursing class at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

IN A FLASH: A Passion for Teaching

"Our nursing students are No. 1" is what Richard Zarzour, MSN, M.Ed., could be indicating in this photo as he leads a class of nursing students at ÍøÆØÃÅ’s Twinsburg Academic Center. Zarzour is a lecturer in the associate degree program for nursing at ÍøÆØÃÅ Uni…

Tags: Health , ÍøÆØÃÅ at Geauga , Community Impact , College of Nursing

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The December 2022 fire at Star of the West Mill in downtown Kent, Ohio.

ÍøÆØÃÅ Alum's Mill Fire Photo on Cover of National Magazine

A fiery image, taken by photographer and ÍøÆØÃÅ alumnus Jerry Jividen at the December Star of the West mill fire in downtown Kent, is featured on the cover of a national firefighter magazine.

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