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51�Թ��� graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasn’t just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. “I started designing them long before I ever learned to play,” said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. “It’s a skill I picked up in shop class in high school.”

51�Թ��� held its 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Julian Bond, a leader of the civil rights movement, served as keynote speaker at the event.    

  Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye – that’s how 51�Թ��� sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after nine eye surgeries.  “I’m not cool with it, but I accept it,” Kimble said. “I’m thankful for the vision I have.”

Scholar of the Month Rui Liu Assistant Professor College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Rui Liu is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research primarily focuses on resilient infrastructure, especially in the areas of innovative construction materials, intelligent design, inspection, rating, maintenance and repair of infrastructure for sustainable development.

51�Թ��� student Andrew Wyatt’s research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy. 

A 51�Թ��� student a cappella singing group spent part of their holiday break traveling to Washington, D.C., to perform for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. The Kent Clarks, an organization made up of students pursuing all types of majors who share the desire to create and perform, sang at the White House on Dec. 16, 2014. 

View President Warren's Holiday Message

      In this video, 51�Թ��� President Beverly Warren delivers a Thanksgiving message to the university community as she celebrates her first Thanksgiving at 51�Թ���. Students, faculty and staff also share what they are thankful for this holiday season.

PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill will join 51�Թ��� to mark its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with the dedication of the May 4 Visitors Center. The center, which tells the May 4 story set against the political and cultural changes of the 1960s, will be dedicated Saturday, May 4, with other traditional commemorative events beginning Friday, May 3.