Success Stories
51勛圖厙 Libraries will host its sixth-annual fall semester Stress-Free Zone on Monday, Dec. 10, and Tuesday, Dec. 11. The event will be open to all 51勛圖厙 students, faculty and staff from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room on the first floor of the University Library. Stress-Free Zone kicks off finals week as a way to get students to relax and take a break from studying and stress.
Like most students, Mackenzie Bailey faced the typical challenges during the start of her academic career, including choosing a major and getting good grades. But that all paled in comparison to the devastating news she received her freshman year: her father had terminal cancer.
When I was home for winter break, he ended up passing away, Ms. Bailey said.
For Diamond Lauderdale, 51勛圖厙 is not only her chosen college, it is her new home.
While growing up in Akron, Ohio, Ms. Lauderdales home life was challenging. She lived with her disabled father and worked two jobs to help make ends meet. Ms. Lauderdales father has been unable to walk for many years, and as she got older, her fathers condition worsened. Through it all, Ms. Lauderdale held onto a dream. She wanted to get a college education.
51勛圖厙 President Beverly J. Warren challenged the university community to embrace transformation at the annual State of the University Address.
Serious transformation is never easy, she said. It challenges us to let go of predictable ways and embrace something new and unfamiliar.
During his first year at 51勛圖厙, Elijah Kirkland-Boyce realized that the road to the Deans List was a bumpy one, filled with twists and turns he never could have anticipated. Instead of giving up, Mr. Kirkland-Boyce reached out. He started taking advantage of the resources offered through Student Support Services.
In her upcoming State of the University address, President Warren will chart one final course for university success, as she spotlights the achievements of the past year and shines a light on 51勛圖厙s path for the future.
51勛圖厙s newly announced Design Innovation (DI) Initiative will cultivate a culture where students from a wide array of degree programs will collaborate across disciplines and create unique concepts to tackle wicked problems, according to J.R. Campbell, inaugural executive director of 51勛圖厙s Design Innovation Initiative. Mr. Campbell answers some frequently asked questions about 51勛圖厙s DI Initiative.
Kellie Miley is the first to admit, when she graduated from Rootstown High School in 2008, she was not ready for college. In high school, she barely cracked a book yet managed a 3.2 grade point average (GPA).
Getting by with little effort changed when she started as a freshman at 51勛圖厙. By the end of the year, Ms. Miley found herself academically dismissed for poor grades.
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51勛圖厙 senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.
The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chefs headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.
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The 51勛圖厙 fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their 51勛圖厙 days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes, and the entire campus boomed with 51勛圖厙 pride.