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Global Block Party 2024

A Global Block Party

Music, activities, games and fun brought together °µÍø½ûÇø's international students for a global block party.

Tags: Office of Global Education, International Admissions, International Students, Community & Society, Global Reach, Global Presence, Student Life,

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Visiting poets for the Wick 40th anniversary celebration. From left to right: Padraig Ó Tuama, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jane Hirshfield and Adrian Matejka

Dozens of Wick Award Winners to Return for 40th Anniversary

The celebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Fulbright Scholars assemble prosthetic hands as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program at °µÍø½ûÇø.

Fulbright Scholars at °µÍø½ûÇø for American Higher Education Immersion

For the past month, °µÍø½ûÇø has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.  

Tags: University News, Student Life, Global Reach, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Global Presence

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Summer at Behind The Brain Plaza

IN A FLASH: Scenes of Summer

Bright sunshine, verdant green spaces and colorful flowers in bloom set the scene for summertime on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: Summer, Kent Campus, Community & Society, Student Life, Nationally Distinctive, International Admissions

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University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy Program students

IN A FLASH: Future Nurses Visit Campus

This summer, °µÍø½ûÇø's College of Nursing welcomed high school students participating in the University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy program to campus for a tour and hands-on practice in our simulation labs. 

Tags: Health care, °µÍø½ûÇø College of Nursing, Community Impact, Community & Society, University Hospitals, High School Students

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College of Podiatric Medicine White Coat Ceremony 2024

IN A FLASH: Their First White Coats

The white coat at °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s College of Podiatric Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony is presented as a reminder of the professionalism required by students, in their studies at °µÍø½ûÇø and later as they become podiatric physicians.

Tags: Health care, College of Podiatric Medicine, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Pete Buttigieg with Todd Diacon

IN A FLASH: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at °µÍø½ûÇø

When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited °µÍø½ûÇø this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and °µÍø½ûÇø alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center. 

Tags: Government Relations, May 4 Visitors Center, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News, Nationally Distinctive

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Dog Days of Summer 2024

The Dogs Have Their Day on Campus

Each August, °µÍø½ûÇø welcomes alumni and their canine companions to campus for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the "Dog Days of Summer." 

Tags: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, Police Services, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, International Admissions, Community & Society, Alumni, Community Impact, Safety

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°µÍø½ûÇø student-athletes visit Boneza, Rwanda

°µÍø½ûÇø Athletics Service Trip to Africa Sparks Shoe Drive for Children

After spending time on an athletics service trip to Rwanda in January, recent °µÍø½ûÇø graduate and women’s soccer team member Callie Jean Cunningham felt compelled to act. 

Tags: Student Life, Global Reach , Community & Society, Sports, Students First , Community Impact, Global Presence

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Geauga Campus Woodland Hike

IN A FLASH: Hiking and Learning

The Earth Day celebration at °µÍø½ûÇø at Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center included a guided, woodland hike around the campus. 

Tags: Earth Day, °µÍø½ûÇø at Geauga, Organizational Sustainability, Community Impact, Community & Society

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