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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Giving Tuesday 2018 broke the million-dollar mark for the second year in a row. Just before midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 27, the campaign raised more than $1,030,000 to support multiple student study abroad scholarships, research opportunities, educational programs, athletic teams and more. There were more than 40 featured giving options across the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡system from which donors could choose. 

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Libraries will host its sixth-annual fall semester Stress-Free Zone on Monday, Dec. 10, and Tuesday, Dec. 11. The event will be open to all Â鶹¾«Ñ¡students, faculty and staff from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room on the first floor of the University Library. Stress-Free Zone kicks off finals week as a way to get students to relax and take a break from studying and stress.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is presenting the inaugural issue of a new peer-reviewed, academic online journal called Trends in Diversity.

Trends in Diversity is an open-access, online journal that provides a platform for intellectual dialogue and exploration of emerging and transformative issues of equity, inclusiveness and diversity in higher education. 

The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to nominate deserving alumni for the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the alumni association, the awards recognize graduates in the areas of leadership, service, character and professional development. 
    
One student award – the Golden Flash award – will also be given to a student who promotes Kent State spirit, pride and tradition. 
    

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary – or the 35 dog-year anniversary – of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr.

John and Fonda Elliot, donors of the largest gift in Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ history, reflect on their transformational experiences at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡and offer advice to current students. 

The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ alumni family will grow by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university holds its Fall Commencement ceremonies.

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Salem, took first place honors at Kent State's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition.

Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus.

Eriko Tanaka, Japanese program coordinator and College of Arts and Sciences lecturer, received a 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award.