University News
Student Voting Rate Skyrockets in Recent Years
While student voting nationwide doubled since 2014, the °µÍø½ûÇø student voting rate has increased 135% from 2014 to 2018, according to a recent report from the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life.
°µÍø½ûÇø Magazine: Design Innovation Hub Launches
°µÍø½ûÇø celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, in May that will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000 square foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.
From Badgers to Golden Flashes: °µÍø½ûÇø’s President, Wife and Head Football Coach Share Connection With Two Universities
Even °µÍø½ûÇø’s highest-ranking officials can experience a tug on their loyalties when the Golden Flashes take on their alma maters in athletic contests. President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, and head football coach Sean Lewis all will experience that dual loyalty on Saturday when °µÍø½ûÇø faces the University of Wisconsin-Madison at noon at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
°µÍø½ûÇø Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time °µÍø½ûÇø alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in °µÍø½ûÇø’s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
°µÍø½ûÇø Debuts New TV Commercial Produced Entirely In-House
An ecology student testing water in a river. A nursing student assisting a patient. A music student performing onstage. These are just three of the 30 °µÍø½ûÇø students featured in the new °µÍø½ûÇø TV commercial that was developed and produced entirely in-house by °µÍø½ûÇø staff members who are all °µÍø½ûÇø graduates.
Flashes Sign Team IMPACT Recruit Mary Alice Tryda
°µÍø½ûÇø field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer is pleased to announce the signing of 10-year-old Mary Alice Tryda through Team IMPACT to the °µÍø½ûÇø field hockey team.
Ascendium Grant Will Streamline Transfers and Increase Student Retention, Graduations
The pathway from a two-year college to °µÍø½ûÇø will soon become an easier road to travel for Ohio students, thanks to a grant awarded to °µÍø½ûÇø to collaborate with three Ohio community colleges to streamline the transfer process.
°µÍø½ûÇø Celebrates Homecoming
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the °µÍø½ûÇø fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their °µÍø½ûÇø days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with °µÍø½ûÇø pride.
Delta Air Lines Program Propels °µÍø½ûÇø’s Flight Technology Students to Careers as Pilots
°µÍø½ûÇø’s nationally ranked Flight Technology program, in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, is one of only three nationwide that Delta Air Lines selected this year to become a Delta Propel Partner, a program that creates career opportunities for students studying to be future commercial pilots.
°µÍø½ûÇø Board Formalizes New 10-Year Agreement With Tuscarawas Campus
°µÍø½ûÇø’s long-standing relationship with the Tuscarawas County University Branch District to administer the Tuscarawas Campus of °µÍø½ûÇø will continue through June 30, 2030, in a new 10-year agreement approved by the °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees.