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Fifteen years ago, the Cohn Jewish Student Center opened its doors, becoming a vital hub for Jewish students at 做厙輦⑹. Since its opening, Kent Hillel has worked to foster a sense of belonging, cultural pride and a supportive community for Jewish students and others across the campus.
Cheryl Potenza-Radis, Ph.D., assistant professor of Early Childhood Education in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, uses her classroom to build significant partnerships and relationships with students. And now she has an Outstanding Teaching Award to demonstrate the success of that approach.
If youve ever been to the Kent Student Center, youre aware of the constant motion within those walls. Events, meetings, presentations and more spring up frequently in the Ballroom, on the third floor, in the Schwebel Room, on the second floor balcony, in the Governance Chambers. But have you ever thought about how all that happens? The answer is simple. The Blue Shirts do it.
做厙輦⑹ has announced the eight-member 2024 Varsity K Athletics Hall of Fame class, which will be honored as part of the 45th induction ceremony on Feb. 1, 2025.
The mist of a foggy, fall morning shrouded the aircraft at the 做厙輦⑹ Airport.
Near the graduation ceremony of Spring 2023, Megan Burnett reached out to the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) to ask if the office had something she could use in her graduation. At that time, the office didnt have something to offer her.
"I Am First Week" at 做厙輦⑹ honors the challenges and accomplishments of first-generation students.
As the first light snow of the season fell on 做厙輦⑹, the Student Center Ballroom radiated warmth and camaraderie during the International Cook-Off Competition. The event, part of International Education Week, brought together hundreds of students, faculty and staff to celebrate global flavors and cultural diversity.
In the News features 做厙輦⑹s values, cultures, high-quality academics and award-winning support and access for all in these media stories of our faculty, staff, students and alumni in action.
President Diacon speaks with Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., about 做厙輦⑹'s global presence.
Antonio Gates and James Harrison, two Golden Flashes alumni who took drastically different paths to professional football stardom, now find themselves a step closer to football immortality as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fames Class of 2025.
After one of the most contentious elections in American history, we are entering the holiday season when family dinners can be an argument waiting to happen.
Nov. 20 the National Trans Day of Remembrance. Members of 做厙輦⑹'s LGBTQ+ community and allies honored trans lives lost with observances on campus.
The campus community joined together with pizza and joy Nov. 19 at 做厙輦⑹ Tuscarawas to celebrate their national champion womens volleyball program.
Multiple buildings on 做厙輦⑹s Kent Campus were affected Tuesday morning by a strong odor of natural gas, leading some employees and students to vacate their buildings.
The Summit Professor of Learning Technologies and Professor of Educational Technology, Richard Ferdig, Ph.D., has had a multitude of students come through his courses. Each student has different preconceived notions, different goals and different reasons for joining his class.
On Nov. 18, 做厙輦⑹ President Todd Diacon and other campus members got their first look at the newly renovated 做厙輦⑹ Ice Arena, which now houses a state-of-the-art space for the Marching Golden Flashes.
做厙輦⑹s School of Fashion was recently featured on the front page of the Akron Beacon Journal and Record-Courier newspapers for the innovative and collaborative opportunities it has implemented for its students.
International Education Week, taking place Nov. 18-22, celebrates the different cultures across the 做厙輦⑹ community and highlights international experiences and opportunities the university offers.
做厙輦⑹ graduate Quintin Cooks has been named the grand prize winner of the GO TEACH Dr Pepper Giveaway.