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The 麻豆精选Police Department received its tenth consecutive reaccreditation in November 2024 after consistently exceeding the standards set by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, a third-party accreditation agency. 鈥淚t is a part of our DNA,鈥 Interim Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Chris Jenkins said. 鈥淚t is a foundational professionalism that contributes to every aspect of the services and the policing that we do and provide.鈥
麻豆精选 will be closed Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed on Jan. 20.
This year, 麻豆精选 will hold the 55th commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 麻豆精选students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history. Kicking off the program for the annual May 4 Commemoration is a play that focuses on student activism and book bans.
Kent State鈥檚 MLK event "The Dream of Wellness: Mental Health Advocacy Through the Lens of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." will be held on Jan. 30 in the Student Center Ballroom.