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It's the 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival!

The Black Squirrel Festival returns to Risman Plaza and the Student Green on Friday, Sept. 29, from 4-7 p.m.

Tags: Risman Plaza, Kent Student Center, University News, Nationally Distinctive, Parents and Families Weekend, Black Squirrel Festival, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact, City of Kent, downtown kent, Center for Student Involvement

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Tags: Town-Gown, downtown kent, Main Street Kent, Community Impact, University News, Community & Society, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Hotel and Conference Center, Organizational Sustainability

New 'Flashes First Thursday' welcomes students to explore our vibrant college town

The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown Kent a fun place to visit.

Tags: Town-Gown, downtown kent, City of Kent, Center for Student Involvement, Office of University Outreach and Engagement, Main Street Kent, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Athletics, Community Impact, Students First, Community & Society, Student Life, Welcome Back Week

Shaping Town-Gown Relations: PR Students’ Work Has Real Impact for University, City

Tags: jargon, january jargon, Public Relations, University Outreach and Engagement, downtown kent, school of media and journalism

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor Earns Main Street Kent's Volunteer of the Year Award

Tags: Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, Maps, downtown kent

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Helps the City of Kent Rank Among Best Midwestern Towns for Young Adults Seeking Jobs

Tags: City of Kent, Town-Gown, downtown kent

Esplanade Extension Opens Franklin Hall to New Prominence

Tags: downtown kent, Franklin Hall