Community & Society
IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus
°µÍø½ûÇø canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer.
Honors College and Education Abroad Gave °µÍø½ûÇø Grad Tools For Success
Honors College ranked high when graduate Josh Budd was deciding whether to attend °µÍø½ûÇø because it offered him a challenging experience through its thesis programs and its education-abroad program. Studying abroad helped him develop more empathy and connection with people of backgrounds different from his own.
IN A FLASH: Balloons and Horses on Campus
Hot air balloons and the Budweiser Clydesdales visited °µÍø½ûÇø at Stark.
Drugs and Behavior: How Societal Trends Impact Addiction
Since the beginning of the pandemic, few disciplines have seen as many changes as psychology. In order to help students address these emerging challenges, °µÍø½ûÇø’s Department of Psychological Sciences is offering a slate of courses relevant to the changing trends impacting mental health today.
Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda
Over the past several weeks, °µÍø½ûÇø faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.
Love of Aviation Inspires °µÍø½ûÇø Students and Alumni to Volunteer for Props and Pistons FestivalÂ
The Props and Pistons Festival has been held since 2013 and is planned and funded by Inspire Aviation, a non-profit organization whose goal is promoting aviation and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. To learn more about the event or to volunteer go to https://www.flyohio.org/.
Interior Design Professor Focuses on ‘Empathetic Moments’
Tina Patel leads with empathy in the classroom, the design studio and every space in between.
°µÍø½ûÇø Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success
°µÍø½ûÇø is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.
°µÍø½ûÇø Research on Full Display at Peace Conference in Rwanda
A host of °µÍø½ûÇø faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries and as well as the U.S.
Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for °µÍø½ûÇø-Sponsored Peace Conference
On July 10, °µÍø½ûÇø students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the °µÍø½ûÇø Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.