University News
Students Recognize Professor Who ‘Helped Me Shine’ with Teaching Award
Education is a process that goes beyond studying and memorizing, according to James Redfearn, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at °µÍø½ûÇø. Redfearn's attitude, approach and creation of this supporting space led him to be awarded the Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award.
ADVISORY: °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees Meeting, Dec. 11
The °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, in the Urban Conference Room, Library, second floor, on the Kent Campus. The Board will consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions, and new business. Trustees will retire into executive session to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.â€
Flight Team Soars to Second Place at Regional Competition
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted the 2025 National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) SAFECON Region III competition Oct. 19–24 at the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport in Stow, Ohio. The week-long event brought together collegiate aviators from across the region for a flight and ground competition focused on precision, safety, and professionalism.
°µÍø½ûÇø Expands Partnership with Green Flower, Adding New Suite of Online Cannabis Career Certificates
The new suite includes six online certificate programs that align with the cannabis industry’s most in-demand job sectors, creating a clear, credible path for students to enter the industry.
°µÍø½ûÇø Observes Thanksgiving Break on Nov. 26-30
°µÍø½ûÇø observes Thanksgiving Break from Nov. 26 through Nov. 30.
Bruno Ast, Visionary Architect Behind °µÍø½ûÇø's May 4 Memorial, Dies at 88
Bruno Ast, the architect who designed the university's May 4 Memorial, has died at age 88. Ast won a national competition to design the memorial in 1986. In his , it was said that he was especially proud to have been chosen as architect for the project.
Area Police To Train Nov. 18 at Business Administration Building
Area police agencies will conduct joint training exercises from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Business and Administration Building along Summit Street on the Kent Campus.
ADVISORY: Special °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees Meeting, Nov. 10
The °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 10. The sole purpose of the special meeting is to consider a proposed collective bargaining agreement between °µÍø½ûÇø and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), °µÍø½ûÇø Employees Local 153.
°µÍø½ûÇø Closed Nov. 11 in Observance of Veterans Day
°µÍø½ûÇø will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. No classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
From Curitiba, Brazil, to °µÍø½ûÇø: Student's Path Winds Through China, Florida
American Academy student Alexandre Andrade, who is majoring in marketing and entrepreneurship at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, has learned to embrace cultural differences during his international journey to Ohio.