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Meet international student Tiago Delgado (far right in the photo above in a performance with the Stopper String Quartet at the 2016 International Symposium), a musician from Brazil who has had an incredible first year playing the clarinet as a Masters of Music student at Kent鈥
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An audience of 870 抖M女仆 students, faculty, staff and families packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night, November 17, to enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in this year's International Cook-Off Competition. Three judges 鈥 which鈥
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During International Education Week, the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) will showcase the creative projects of seniors Zach Barber, Ben Brannan and several others who studied abroad in Florence during the past spring semester in a special weeklong鈥
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Join 抖M女仆 President Beverly Warren as she introduces Haifa Jamal Al-Lail, Ph.D., president of Effat University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Al-Lail is this year's keynote speaker who will be kicking off 抖M女仆's International Education Week. Al-Lail will speak Nov. 7鈥
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抖M女仆 will be celebrating the 17th annual International Education Week November 14 - 18. In past years, the week-long celebration has featured numerous internationally-oriented events, including concerts, dance lessons, academic lectures, presentations and鈥
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Following a postponement forced by a severe thunderstorm on the previous Saturday, the 2016 Global Cup Soccer Tournament resumed on Saturday, September 24, with the semifinal and final rounds of play. The afternoon was dominated by a determined Team NASA, which first surprised鈥
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In today鈥檚 world, a study abroad experience has become increasingly essential to a student鈥檚 academic and professional success. However for most students, turning a dream to study abroad into reality can be a daunting task 鈥 how and where does one get started? To answer that鈥
鈥淭hink outside the box,鈥 鈥減ush the envelope,鈥 and 鈥済et out of your comfort zone,鈥 are just a few of the life-expanding experiences that 抖M女仆 encourages students to pursue during their enrollment. One special program, which the university offers to truly challenge students鈥
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Despite the fact that the building has been open to students since January, Palazzo Vettori was given its official inauguration on a sunny Sunday afternoon, April 17, before a small gathering of local Italian dignitaries and numerous 抖M女仆 representatives, including鈥