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Ģ��ý Selects James Hannon as the New Dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services

Feb. 27, 2017

James Hannon, Ph.D., will become the new dean of Ģ��ý’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, effective July 1, 2017. Hannon currently serves as professor and assistant dean of Academic Affairs and Research for…

Ģ��ý’s African Community Theatre Presents Spring Production of “Venus”

Feb. 23, 2017

Ģ��ý’s African Community Theatre in the Department of Pan-African Studies has announced plans for a production of “Venus” by Suzan-Lori Parks to be directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, and…

Phase Two Work of Summit Street Improvement Project to Begin Week of March 6

Feb. 23, 2017

Work is scheduled to begin the week of March 6 on the second phase of the Summit Street Improvement project.

ADVISORY: Ģ��ý Board of Trustees Meeting, March 2

Feb. 23, 2017

The Ģ��ý Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Thursday, March 2. The Board is scheduled to convene at 11:30 a.m. in Rockwell Library in Rockwell Hall. Rockwell Hall is located at 515 Hilltop Drive in Kent, Ohio. Trustees will retire…

A Ģ��ý student walks through a colorful patch of trees and foliage near the Beyer-Murin Gardens, next to the Risman Plaza, on a warm spring day.

University Is Rooted in Its Commitment to Tree Care

Feb. 15, 2017

Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year Ģ��ý is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program.

A colorful, fall aerial photo of the campus of Ģ��ý, taken from a university aircraft, helps show why the university has received the Tree Campus USA recognition for a ninth consecutive year.

Ģ��ý Earns Tree Campus USA Designation for Ninth Consecutive Year

Feb. 14, 2017

University is rooted in its commitment to tree care.

Ģ��ý transgender student Emily Grubb (left) stands with Ken Ditlevson, director of the university’s LGBTQ Student Center. The LGBTQ Student Center is located on the lower level of the Kent Student Center.

Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at Ģ��ý

Feb. 13, 2017

For transgender students like Emily Grubb, Ģ��ý is home. Grubb and other students have found an inclusive, welcoming environment that offers resources for the transgender community.

Ģ��ý student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA celebrate their academic achievement with Ģ��ý President Beverly Warren (front row, ninth from left) at a breakfast held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016

Feb. 13, 2017

Ģ��ý’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

Ģ��ý students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by Ģ��ý Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

Feb. 8, 2017

Ģ��ý students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine.

University Response to Abhorrent May 4 Tweet by Michigan Official

Feb. 4, 2017

May 4, 1970, was a watershed moment for the country and especially the Ģ��ý family. We lost four students that day while nine others were wounded and countless others were changed forever. This abhorrent post is in poor taste and trivializes a loss of…