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Mike Bowser is the president of Inspire Aviation and chair of the Props and Pistons Festival.

Love of Aviation Inspires 做厙輦⑹ Students and Alumni to Volunteer for Props and Pistons Festival

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/. 

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Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic diversity success in University College; Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., senior vice president of student affairs; Eboni J. Pringle, Ph.D., senior associate vice president and dean of University College; Randall Lennox, senior institutional research information officer, and Melanie Jones, director of student success programs.

做厙輦⑹ Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success

做厙輦⑹ 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. 

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The Sounds of Learning

New research methods and topics have emerged as society has taken a greater interest in mental health issues specifically when it comes to cognitive psychology, which includes how we process music or how motivation fosters in the brain.

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Renato Ren Camacho of North Canton, Ohio, has been appointed to the 做厙輦⑹ Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.

Governor Appoints Renato Camacho to 做厙輦⑹ Board of Trustees

Renato Ren Camacho of North Canton, Ohio, has been appointed to the 做厙輦⑹ Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Camacho, who currently serves as president and CEO of the Akron-Canton Airport, brings expertise in both economic development and aviation to the 做厙輦⑹ Board.

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Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 做厙輦⑹'s May 4 Visitors Center.

Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of 做厙輦⑹'s May 4 Visitors Center

After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 做厙輦⑹s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at 做厙輦⑹ on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.

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Squirrel with wildfire smoke on Kent Campus

IN A FLASH: Smokey the Squirrel?

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires created hazy scenes like this on campus last week. 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in 做厙輦⑹'s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

Peace on the Horizon

A group of 做厙輦⑹ students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA 99, MED 02, EDS 04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE 07.

Ohio Educators Heading to 做厙輦⑹ Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school districts changing landscape. 

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做厙輦⑹ Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action

On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendments Equal Protection Clause. 做厙輦⑹ Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was positioned to jettison the policy, so the ruling was not surprising. 

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The final steel beam is placed atop Crawford Hall, the future home for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at 做厙輦⑹.

做厙輦⑹ Board of Trustees Approves New Center for Advanced Air Mobility, Improvements at University Airport and Purchase of Training Fleet Aircraft

The 做厙輦⑹ Board of Trustees approved resolutions that advance programs for students studying aeronautics during the Boards regular quarterly meeting held June 28 on the Kent Campus.

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