Success Story
Ģý Aeronautics Fair Set for Sept. 10
The Aeronautics Department in Ģý’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will host its 20th Aeronautics Fair on Saturday, Sept. 10. The Ģý Aeronautics Fair takes place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Andrew W. Paton Field at the Ģý…
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MAC Honors Ģý With 2015-16 Cartwright Award
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced the presentation of the Cartwright Award to Ģý for its program excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship during the 2015-16 school year. It is the program’s third Cartwright Award honor in the last seven years, the most of any p…
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Ģý Students Make an International Impact in Nicaragua, One Stone at a Time
Saying goodbye was more difficult than Riley Jernejcic could have ever imagined. Crouched down on the cobblestone street with her arms stretched out from one end to the other, Jernejcic cried out, “Adios. Abrazo,” which means goodbye and hug in Spanish. Ģý 50 feet away, a little boy, known as Wil…
Kent Campus
Ģý President Beverly Warren Announces Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
Ģý President Beverly Warren recently presented 14 Ģý faculty members with the President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition. This year, each recipient receives a spec…
Kent Campus
Welcome Back Week Events
The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the Ģý community in a big way. To kick off the academic year, students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a week packed full of food, giveaways and some Ģý pride! …
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Ģý’s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year
Ģý students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…
Kent Campus
Welcome Weekend Connects New Students to Ģý
Welcome Weekend, Ģý’s four-day new student orientation, took place on Aug. 25-28. Students were able to select from approximately 50 different events held from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helped students transition into the university commun…
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Movers and Groovers Helped New Students Move Into Residence Halls on Campus
Ģý faculty, staff and students volunteered to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls at the beginning of each school year.This year, freshman move-in day was Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.Last year, the Movers and Groovers program garnered…
Kent Campus
Ģý Held Summer Commencement Ceremony on Aug. 20
Ģý held its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Ģý conferred 1,455 degrees, including 917 bachelor’s degrees, 440 master’s degrees, 75 doctoral degrees and 23 educati…
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Ģý Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ģý global communication studies graduate student Daniel Socha’s research on a non-profit organization’s efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to s…
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