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51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Middle Childhood Education program is the first in the state of Ohio to offer an undergraduate program authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization: the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Certificate in Teaching and Learning.

Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability.

When Joshua Budd thinks about all the places he has traveled up to his senior year of high school, only one has been outside of the United States, and that was a quick jaunt to Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Canada. So, the thought of actually living in a foreign country, especially Europe, was well outside of his comfort zone.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø continues to set records as it begins a new academic year. The university is marking the 10th consecutive year of enrollment growth on the Kent Campus with increasing diversity and academic success while also welcoming another record-setting freshman class.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 13, 2016, with inclusion on the Best National Universities list.

University to hold Sept. 7 event to celebrate achievement

At the start of the 2016 academic year, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø restructured Prentice Café after administrators noticed that the number of students arriving on campus with gluten intolerance was rising each year. The new dining facility will meet the ever-increasing demand for gluten-free foods.

A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø tradition for 35 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 9, from 12-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Kent community.

Scholar of the Month
Brian Castellani
Professor of Sociology
51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Ashtabula
2002-present

The Kent Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø family.

So much of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s great research is happening at its Regional Campuses, and Sociology Professor Brian Castellani, Ph.D., of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Ashtabula is just one of the shining examples.

The Aeronautics Department in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will host its 20th Aeronautics Fair on Saturday, Sept. 10. The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Aeronautics Fair takes place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Andrew W. Paton Field at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Airport, located at 4020 Kent Road in Stow.