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91¸£Àû celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 14, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game.

91¸£Àû will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 14, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game. This year’s Homecoming will feature 91¸£Àû alumni Ben and Candace Curtis as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.

91¸£Àû has made an impressive climb up the Best National Universities list released today by U.S. News & World Report in its new 2018 edition of Best Colleges. 91¸£Àû rose 12 spots, once again earning a coveted position on the first-tier list that includes both public and private universities nationwide. Among public universities, 91¸£Àû is included in the top 100 universities in the U.S.

A 91¸£Àû tradition for 36 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 8, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Kent community.

, 91¸£Àû’s director of golf and head men’s golf coach, has been selected to serve as one of the head coaches of the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup on July 6-8 at Evian Resort Golf Club in France.

Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.

91¸£Àû has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. 91¸£Àû was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, 91¸£Àû ranks 11th on the list. Among Ohio institutions, 91¸£Àû ranks the safest. The ranking was determined by the most recent data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting and the National Center for Education Statistics. More than 2,000 four-year colleges and universities were assessed.

91¸£Àû students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus. Blastoff serves as the culminating event of Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that helps new students transition into the university environment.

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Welcome Weekend, 91¸£Àû’s four-day new student orientation, will take place from Aug. 24-27. Students can select from approximately 50 different events from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helps students transition into the university community and learn about academic and social opportunities at 91¸£Àû.