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°µÍø½ûÇø Student Gains Political Experience Working on Presidential Campaign
For °µÍø½ûÇø international relations junior Beatrice Cahill-Camden, moving to New York meant more than just experiencing the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple —it meant gaining political experience at the national level.

°µÍø½ûÇø Tuscarawas Professor’s Dedication Inspires Excellence in Biology
°µÍø½ûÇø Associate Professor Donald Gerbig has been nominated by students for the Distinguished Teaching Award four separate times in his 14 years teaching at °µÍø½ûÇø at Tuscarawas. This year, Gerbig is finally a recipient of the award.

°µÍø½ûÇø Airport Collects More Than 5,000 Pounds of Donations for Local Animal Shelters
The °µÍø½ûÇø Airport hosted its fifth annual Props-4-Paws collection event this fall and doubled its goal, collecting 5,434 pounds of supplies, including toys and 6,213 cans of food for animals for Portage and Summit county animal shelters and rescue organizations.

°µÍø½ûÇø Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 16 and 17
°µÍø½ûÇø will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). °µÍø½ûÇø will confer 2,544 degrees, including 1,773 bachelor’s degrees, 715 master’s degrees, 55 doctoral degrees and one educational specialist degree.

°µÍø½ûÇø Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in °µÍø½ûÇø's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.

°µÍø½ûÇø Salem Nursing Students Return to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Several students and faculty members from °µÍø½ûÇø at Salem began their fall semester with a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota.

Think Big for the Future of °µÍø½ûÇø
The °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees and the °µÍø½ûÇø Foundation unanimously approved the administration’s proposal for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university.

°µÍø½ûÇø Police Services Raises Awareness for Cancer Through No-Shave November
Officers from °µÍø½ûÇø Police Services looked a little scruffy in November as they participated in No-Shave November to raise awareness for cancer.

°µÍø½ûÇø Selected as a Military Friendly School for Eighth Consecutive Year
For an eighth consecutive year, °µÍø½ûÇø has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.
Team Saudi Arabia Wins Top Honors at 2016 International Cook-Off
An audience of 870 °µÍø½ûÇø students, faculty, staff and families packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom to enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in this year's International Cook-Off Competition.