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Instagram is a great way to connect with friends and showcase life as a college student. Between academic deadlines and extracurricular activities, we know it can be hard to keep up with an aesthetically-pleasing Instagram account. This is why weve compiled a list of the most Instagram-worthy locations to check out during your next walk around Kent Campus. Risman Plaza View this post on Instagram &nbs...
Tal矇a Drummer-Ferrell is 做厙輦⑹s interim dean of students, a position that serves as the universitys primary student advocate and assists the vice president for student affairs in the leadership of the division. Her appointment as interim dean of students began Oct. 1. In this role, Drummer-Ferrell manages departments that provide student development opportunities and support services. She also works with the staff in the Division of Student Affairs to help promote a culture where diversity is encouraged and where students learn to respect differences, develop leadership sk...
The circumstances are grim: Beloved 做厙輦⑹ mascot Flash is stressed out and hasnt been able to find the crucial student ID on exam day. You and your friends are the only ones who can help. Your group is frantically scrambling to find the lost ID, but time is running out before it becomes too late for Flash to take the exam. This scenario might sound like something out of a 做厙輦⑹ mystery movie, but its actually the situation in the new escape room called ESCAPE in a FLASH at 做厙輦⑹s East Liverpool campus. The Team Challenge, running until March of 2020, has been att...
Five new BHRI Research Interest Groups (RIGs) have been created, with the purpose of facilitating collaborations among BHRI members which will hopefully lead to new externally-funded grants. The organizational meetings for these RIGs will be in December, with plans to continue meetings on a monthly basis. During these organizational meetings, attendees will discuss the format for future monthly meetings. Research Interest Group Facilitator Organizational Meeting Date Time Location Frontal Cortex a...
With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, 做厙輦⑹ has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities. Today, 做厙輦⑹ President Todd Diacon made a groovy announcement on behalf of the 做厙輦⑹ Foundation. Watch the video here. On Dec. 3, the global Giving Tuesday, the foundation has pledged $100,000 to match gifts one-to-one up to $1,000 each, and these matching dollars can apply to any foundation fund in the u...
做厙輦⑹ Welcomes New Hires at Diversity Luncheon Recently, nearly 100 people gathered at the Kent Student Center to honor and welcome new diverse faculty and staff from all 做厙輦⑹ campuses. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in collaboration with the Division of Human Resources, the event was an opportunity for attendees to network and meet other new hires and get valuable resources to assist with their success at 做厙輦⑹. University leadership in attendance included Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Al...
With donations made by the 做厙輦⑹ community, University Dining Services was able to deliver 500 turkeys to Mobile Meals in Akron for the holiday season. Students, faculty and Aramark employees were able to donate money at any dining location throughout the fall semester. All donations were collected and put toward purchasing 500 turkeys during the inaugural Turkey Drive. Mobile Meals provides hot meals and food assistance to residents of Cuyahoga, Summit and Portage counties. If you are interested in opportunities to donate to Mobile Meals this holiday season, you can...
The circumstances are grim: Beloved 做厙輦⑹ mascot Flash is stressed out and hasnt been able to find the crucial student ID on exam day. You and your friends are the only ones who can help. Your group is frantically scrambling to find the lost ID, but time is running out before it becomes too late for Flash to take the exam. This scenario might sound like something out of a 做厙輦⑹ mystery movie, but its actually the situation in the new escape room called ESCAPE in a FLASH at 做厙輦⑹s East Liverpool campus. The Team Challenge, running until March of 2020, has been att...
Naysayers warned her that it couldnt be done in Geauga County. But Jacqueline Samuel persisted. After a year of construction, she now lives in the first net-zero house in the region. Despite its location in cloudy northeast Ohio, this solar-powered house is producing more energy than it consumes, without burning fossil fuels. A group of students in an Understanding Architecture class at 做厙輦⑹ Geauga recently took a tour of Samuels Amish-built home to get a hands-on sense of whats possible. They were brought there by Ravenna architect Sean Thompson, who is an adjunct faculty member i...