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It's never too late to earn a Ģý degree. Linda Putaturo celebrates earning her bachelor's degree in December 2025 after returning to college to finish a degree she started decades earlier.

Crossing the Degree Finish Line at Last

Every semester, Ģý reopens the door to a diploma for students who left college without finishing a degree.

A job opportunity, a family crisis, military service or running out of money – there are many reasons why students leave college without completing their studies.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Graciela Alvarez Emerson earned a certificate in Ģý'sCommunity Health Worker Supervision Undergraduate Certificate program

Community Health Worker Supervisor Earns Certificate at Ģý

Graciela Alvarez Leon, a community health worker supervisor at the Cleveland Clinic, knows how life-changing support can be. “It’s about building trust and making sure patients know they’re not alone,” Leon said. 

Tags: University News , College of Public Health and Health Sciences , Community Impact

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Students in a classroom at Ģý at Ashtabula.

IN A FLASH: Welcome to Spring Semester 2026!

On Jan. 12, the Spring Semester began at Ģý, across the university's entire eight-campus system in Ohio and Ģý's other locations in the U.S. and around the world.

Tags: Spring Semester , Student Life , Community Impact , Ģý at Ashtabula , Tuscarawas Campus , In a Flash

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Crain's 20 in their 20s

Six Golden Flashes Named to Crain's 20 in Their 20s List

Six talented Ģý alumni were among the changemarkers recognized in Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 20 in Their 20s. These leaders excel in their careers, impact their community and carry their Golden Flash pride wherever they go.

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The aerial photo shows the new temporary roundabout at East Main Street and Horning Road, which is part of an ongoing road construction project.

The Shape of Things to Come

A new, temporary roundabout at the intersection of East Main Street and Horning Road has opened, showing how road improvements are beginning to take shape on the north side of Ģý's Kent Campus.

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Top photos collage

Our Favorite Photos of 2025

Ģý Today showcases the university's most striking images from 2025, as captured by staff photographers Bob Christy, Rami Daud and Mike Rich, and their student colleagues, throughout a year of academic achievement, campus celebrations and student success. 

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Kind note from a student.

IN A FLASH: Flashes of Kindness

A flash of random kindness from a Ģý student turned around a university librarian's bad mood.

Tags: faculty , Student Life , Community Impact , Golden Flashes , Fall Semester , In a Flash

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An aerial view of the roundabout on Summit Street.

Do Roundabouts Have You Going in Circles?

Whether you call them roundabouts or traffic circles, this increasingly popular feature on American roadways can have some drivers spinning. But while roundabouts are considered safer than traditional intersections for vehicle traffic, how safe are they for pedestrians?

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society , College of Public Health and Health Sciences , Community Impact

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Fall Commencement 2025

IN A FLASH: Scenes From Fall Commencement

Ģý conferred degrees to more than 2,400 new graduates in Fall Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Tags: Community Impact , University News , Commencement , In a Flash

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Ģý’s Michael Schwartz Center is located at 800 E. Summit St. in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Mike Rich, Ģý)

New Partnership Between Ģý and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School to Bring Elementary Education Back to University’s Schwartz Center

Beginning fall 2027, Bio-Med Science Academy will relocate its grades K-6 programs to Ģý’s Schwartz Center. The Schwartz Center, which opened in 1956 as the home of the Ģý School, a laboratory school that served generations of student teachers, will return to its original purpose as a school building.

Tags: University News , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability

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