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University Earns Recognition for Relationships and Emergency Preparedness

A new recognition program launched by the Portage County Emergency Management Agency spotlights organizations demonstrating exceptional commitment to emergency management, readiness and community safety. °µÍø½ûÇø has been named the inaugural honoree of the Portage Preparedness Initiative

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Giving Trees 2025

IN A FLASH: Thanks for Giving!

This holiday season °µÍø½ûÇø Recreation and Wellness Services invites people in the community to donate by taking a tag - or three - from the Giving Trees in the Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center from Nov. 17-Dec. 17.

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HEM Design Challenge 2025

‘We Create Magic for a Living – and We Get Paid for It’

In a fast-paced, reality TV-style competition, students in the Club Management class in °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Hospitality and Event Management Program worked in teams alongside industry professionals to create styled table settings themed around specific holidays. 

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°µÍø½ûÇø elementary education student Julia Michalak on a playground

How One °µÍø½ûÇø Student Turned Pain Into Pride

When °µÍø½ûÇø senior Julia Michalak was in elementary school and middle school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the idea of going to gym class made her sick to her stomach. Now in her final year at °µÍø½ûÇø, Michalak will soon earn her bachelor’s degree in physical education and sport performance, with a goal to help other kids like her overcome their insecurities and learn to enjoy physical education.

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Interior Design Class of 2005 Reunion

IN A FLASH: Sharing Two Decades of Memories

Members of °µÍø½ûÇø's Interior Design Class of 2005 reunited in October to share stories about what they've been doing during the past 20 years.

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Daffodil Hill planting Veterans Day 2025

IN A FLASH: Digging In To Honor Veterans

Snowy weather and cold temperatures didn't stop volunteers from taking part in the annual Veterans Day tradition of bulb-planting on Daffodil Hill.

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Veterans Day 2025

Recognizing ‘The Courage of Those Who Step Forward and Choose Service Above Self’

°µÍø½ûÇø's annual Veterans Day Commemoration included traditional flag-raising ceremonies, a keynote speaker honoring our military members and their families, a remembrance of POW-MIAs, a luncheon for veterans and planting bulbs in memory of fallen service members. 

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Flash Focus: Richard Skains

Meet Richard Skains, a sophomore economics major and USG director from Rocky River, Ohio, who guides – and literally drives –fellow students toward success.

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Fall 2025 Construction Management Career Fair

IN A FLASH: Building Networks and Opportunities

The °µÍø½ûÇø College of Architecture and Environmental Design brought more than 70 companies to campus to meet with students at their Fall 2025 Construction Management Career Fair.

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Members of the °µÍø½ûÇø Air Force and Army ROTC programs take part in the university’s 2024 Veterans Day Commemoration. (Photo credit: Bob Christy, °µÍø½ûÇø)

°µÍø½ûÇø Holds Annual Veterans Day Observance

°µÍø½ûÇø holds its annual Veterans Day Commemoration at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus. All are invited to attend and pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces.

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