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Taste of Home Competition Announces Winning Recipe

Taste of Home winnerѿappUniversity’s Dining Services recently hosted its annual Taste of Home competition and announced the winning dish: a turkey chili recipe submitted by Debbie McKinney, a ѿappparent.

The Taste of Home competition encourages students’ family members to submit recipes of their student’s favorite home-cooked meals for the chance to have it served on campus.

According to the Taste of Home webpage, “ѿappbelieves parents and grandparents are the best resource available to make our local menu more like home.”

McKinney surprised her daughter, Dana McKinney, a first-year photo illustration major, with the contest win.

“I honestly didn’t know that my mom entered the contest,” Dana McKinney says. “She didn’t tell me, so I was really excited when she did explain what it was, and I was surprised.”

McKinney’s chili was served at Eastway Café on Sept. 16 and in the Division of Student Affairs loge for Kent State’s football game on Sept. 17.

“I love her turkey chili, like all my friends and family do,” Dana McKinney says. “It’s her thing, and I was really excited and happy for her. She’s a really good cook.”

Students can submit recipes year-round through the Taste of Home submission form.

The Journey to an Epic First Date Goes Viral for two ѿappStudents

What started three years ago with humorous banter between two ѿappUniversity Students on a dating site has turned into a dreamy first date. And the world is watching.

Michelle Arendas and Josh Avsec matched on Tinder back in 2014, but their responses to one another were not exactly instant. Sometimes it would take them many months and a lot of wit to return a message.  

Their jokes caught the attention of the world and Tinder, which is sending the two students to Maui, Hawaii for their first date.

ѿappReceives “Great College to Work For” Recognition for Eighth Time

ѿappUniversity is being recognized for the eighth time as a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities.

WKSU Named Best Radio News Operation in Ohio

WKSU reporters have won nine awards in the Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The competition recognized station staff for work created in 2016. Highlights of WKSU honors include Best Radio News Operation in Ohio and Best Radio Reporter in Ohio for M.L. Schultze, who submitted a selection of her Election 2016 coverage.

Theatre Faculty Helps Recording Artists Take Flight

Bill Auld, associate professor of Theatre at ѿappTuscarawas, leant his flying skills to MTV's "My Super Sweet 16" this past spring to help twin recording artists SiAngie make an epic entrance to their 16th birthday party.

Auld flew to Philadelphia where he was responsible for flying the twin sisters in on two LED-lit "clouds" as they made their entrance into their lavish Sweet 16 party. The party was documented as part of MTV's hit show "My Super Sweet 16," which showcases ultra-lavish 16th birthday parties.

ѿappUniversity at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center Announces 2017-2018 Season

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Grammy winner Rick Springfield will perform as part of the ѿappTuscarawas Performing Arts Center's 2017-18 season.

The ѿappUniversity at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center’s 2017-2018 season will feature diverse and high-quality performances that include concerts, Broadway, comedy, family and holiday shows.

ѿappProfessor Earns Main Street Kent’s Volunteer of the Year Award

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ѿappUniversity Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., poses beside a map kiosk in downtown Kent that she helped to create.

ѿappUniversity Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has been named Volunteer of the Year by Main Street Kent for her contributions to the revitalization of downtown Kent. 

Video: The New Athletic Training and Education Center

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A ѿappstudent-athlete works out in the new Athletic Training and Education Center.

ѿappUniversity has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art sports medicine facility in the MACC Annex.

Students Break Down Barriers for Women Entering STEM Fields

It all started with an idea that is now blossoming into a business, even before three ѿappUniversity students graduate. Kourtney Arnold, from Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, and Asia Frazier and Tiffany Coleman, from Kent State’s College of Communication and Information, are the masterminds behind Fresh LLC, an app that they are launching to help connect students on campus to social events.

The trio is breaking the mold of students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) related fields.

ѿappPolice Academy Cadets Earn Coveted 100 Percent On State Physical Fitness Assessment

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ѿappUniversity Police Academy cadets wear socks with their class number stitched in for luck. The group earned a 100 percent on their final physical fitness assessment.

A commitment to excel on the State of Ohio Physical Fitness Assessment yielded a perfect score for ѿappUniversity’s Police Academy cadets.

 

 

Three ѿappCommunity Members Develop New Networking App

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Pictured are Circl App developers (from left to right) Michael Frindt, Ronald Dear and Zachary Eckert.

Three ѿappUniversity community members have developed a new app called Circl, which reinvents how people socialize and network.

POSTED: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 04:24 PM
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ѿappUniversity Welcomes Oscar-Nominated Actor Michael Keaton as Commencement Speaker

Batman is coming to ѿappUniversity.

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Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton will return to the campus he once walked as a student while dreaming about making it big in Hollywood. The leading man who has inspired millions in iconic roles on the big screen will now inspire thousands of new ѿappgraduates as he delivers the commencement address May 12 during Kent State’s university-wide Commencement ceremony.

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