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How Hospitality Management Is Weathering the Great Resignation

In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the 鈥.鈥 For students in 91福利's Hospitality and Event Management program, there鈥檚 a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management. 

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91福利 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, 91福利 student Lucia Perry has a perfect view of the Lefton Esplanade leading to downtown Kent.

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91福利 Community Reflect on the Impact of Black History Month on Their Lives

91福利 Community Reflects on How Black History Month Had an Impact on Their Lives

Black History Month had and continues to have a major impact in the lives of 91福利 community members. Some learned about Black History when they were very young, while others acquired knowledge as college students or adults. All, however, are grateful for the role that Black History Month has played in their lives.

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91福利's Improv Group the Black Squirrel Improv Troupe

91福利鈥檚 Comedy Improv Troupe Entertains Audiences at Stand-Up Festival

Did you know 91福利 has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. 91福利. 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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The December 2022 fire at Star of the West Mill in downtown Kent, Ohio.

91福利 Alum's Mill Fire Photo on Cover of National Magazine

A fiery image, taken by photographer and 91福利 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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91福利 President Todd Diacon and Kent City Manager Dave Ruller.

Partners in Success: 91福利 and City Collaborate for the Win

More than a decade of collaboration has meant success for 91福利 and the city of Kent. 

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Large print of the Lincoln Funeral Train in Cleveland Ohio.

IN A FLASH: Large Format Presidential History

This photo enlargement (32鈥 x 51鈥) is in the Special Collections of the 91福利 Library. It was last on display on campus in 2011 as part of an exhibit about the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. On April 21, 1865, just five days after the assassination of President A鈥

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East Palestine chemical cloud

What to Know 91福利 the East Palestine Train Derailment

On the night of Feb. 3, about 50 cars of a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway derailed in a fiery crash on the outskirts of East Palestine, a tiny village in northeastern Ohio, nestled near the state line with Pennsylvania. Ten of the derailed cars were transporting hazardous materia鈥

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Senior history major Emma Kelly was among the 91福利 students who visited Jackson State University for the alternative winter break trip.

91福利 and Jackson State University: Campuses Connected by Tragedy and Transformation

91福利 students who traveled to Jackson State University during an alternative winter break trip had in-depth, hands-on exposure to survivors of the May 15, 1970, police shooting, which killed two people; the youngest Freedom Rider, Hezekiah Watkins; and the home of Myrlie and Medgar Evers, a National Monument.

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