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![Students from Â鶹ӰԺ's Career and Community Studies program celebrate at a graduation ceremony marking their completion of the program](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PhotoLead1%282%29.jpg?VersionId=Hpu6kxUogI8CE7JzEDj_UfIft_TUJmtH&h=ec98a0f6&itok=e78eDscf)
After four years of development, Â鶹ӰԺ’s Career and Community Studies program is officially established.
![A child helps to construct an eco-friendly playhouse outside Â鶹ӰԺ's Child Development Center. A child helps to construct an eco-friendly playhouse outside Â鶹ӰԺ's Child Development Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-GreenApple1.jpg?VersionId=A7JI7Ew9fJsAXH3MOME9PeOCt2pdLkCa&h=ec98a0f6&itok=3B2mE-AS)
Â鶹ӰԺ’s Office of Sustainability and the Child Development Center partnered to create a Green Apple Day of Service where volunteers gathered to construct an eco-friendly playhouse outside the Child Development Center.
![The Geologic Time Scale Walk at Â鶹ӰԺ at Stark puts time into perspective. The Geologic Time Scale Walk at Â鶹ӰԺ at Stark puts time into perspective.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Walk1.jpg?VersionId=G3Eci0RmhvAK2sO5g4PjJW2Ct1q4ja.X&h=ec98a0f6&itok=jOkD_1KH)
Just how long is 545 million years? Â鶹ӰԺ a half mile.
![A Â鶹ӰԺ student walks outside Franklin Hall on a snowy day at the Â鶹ӰԺ Campus. A Â鶹ӰԺ student walks outside Franklin Hall on a snowy day at the Â鶹ӰԺ Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/LeadSnow.jpg?VersionId=pjWwI4v.7db41OnReb7nRQeHKi61AoVt&h=ec98a0f6&itok=ZCnJwRq7)
Northeast Ohio has enjoyed a beautiful fall season. But as all of us know, winter will soon arrive.
This fall, in a collaborative effort, Â鶹ӰԺ’s Division of Human Resources and the Department of Recreational Services offered Â鶹ӰԺ State community members the FlashFit MOVChallenge - Destination: Chicago.
![Â鶹ӰԺ has been named a Military Friendly® School for the seventh year in a row. Â鶹ӰԺ has been named a Military Friendly® School for the seventh year in a row.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Profiles_military1.jpg?VersionId=gjxUzbputX9D6NBpxsA.LeymLUcuvAeh&h=ec98a0f6&itok=MiM5FAzK)
Â鶹ӰԺ has been named a Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®,&²Ô²ú²õ±è;STEM Job and Military Spouse, for the seventh year in a row.
![Bridge Street Boulevard is now offering food service at Â鶹ӰԺ at Ashtabula. Bridge Street Boulevard is now offering food service at Â鶹ӰԺ at Ashtabula.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Lunch1.jpg?VersionId=em3bbpSBPTd.vC_ac7gP5H8exC1ioZhe&h=ec98a0f6&itok=WhbCp6Jg)
Â鶹ӰԺ at Ashtabula welcomes a new food service to campus with the opening of Bridge Street Boulevard.
![Two stray kittens, Lexie (left) and Tuxie (right), were rescued and adopted by Â鶹ӰԺ State employees. Two stray kittens were rescued by Â鶹ӰԺ State employees.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Kitties.jpg?VersionId=cDkKA4fhVywvOxT11Rwhn3nH2RANXiCO&h=ec98a0f6&itok=IDktXNF1)
What has eight paws, wears formal attire and tugs at heartstrings?
![These four chamber music graduate students from Â鶹ӰԺ's School of Music make up the Tierradentro String Quartet.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-internationalstudents.jpg?VersionId=MewyjEJ9a.C08PcTA24yxmKvWaUlUTEd&h=ec98a0f6&itok=tbltH3IY)
Four graduate students brought their passion and gift of music 2,500 miles from Colombia, South America, to Â鶹ӰԺ.
![Â鶹ӰԺ President Beverly Warren will deliver her first State of the University address on Thursday, Nov. 19.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Header-PROFILES-StateoftheU.jpg?VersionId=u54edaUo4RjlCbu2AX9JlaZ2vdYgDxH9&h=ec98a0f6&itok=pp2-exeP)
Â鶹ӰԺ President Beverly Warren will deliver her first State of the University address on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. in the Â鶹ӰԺ Student Center Kiva.