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Aug. 27, 2014
51³Ô¹ÏÍø congratulates its new graduates. The university held its fall 2013 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 51³Ô¹ÏÍø conferred 1,984 degrees, including 1,544 bachelor’…
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Aug. 27, 2014
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 2013 freshman class is on pace to set retention records as the number of students who have already committed to returning for a second year has risen by more than 5 percent over the previous year.
Aug. 27, 2014
Constance Longmire, Ph.D., instructor and outreach coordinator in the diversity office at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Geauga, received the Adult Volunteer of the Year Award at the Akron Area YMCA Annual Dinner in Akron, Ohio, on April 24. Longmire was awarded for her work with the…
Aug. 27, 2014
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s College of Education, Health and Human Services welcomes its inaugural class of the Summer Experience for Emerging Diverse Scholars (SEEDS) program on June 16. The SEEDS program promotes graduate education within the college to prospective graduate…
Aug. 27, 2014
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development now provides Lean training and consulting for local government entities. The state of Ohio’s Local Government Efficiency Program is offering funding for local government entities to learn and apply Lean…
Aug. 27, 2014
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising (the Fashion School) held its annual Fashion Show on Saturday, April 26, dazzling an audience that included Macy’s executives and prominent designers mixed in with students,…
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Aug. 27, 2014
Previous research says female members of Generation Y are likely to have low self-esteem, resulting in negative behavior because of how women are portrayed in the media, but on the contrary, three undergraduate students from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø have found this is not always…
Aug. 27, 2014
51³Ô¹ÏÍø and Eastern Gateway Community College have signed an agreement allowing for the easy transfer of credits, allowing more students to pursue bachelor’s degrees.
Aug. 26, 2014
WKSU has named veteran journalist Andrew Meyer as the station’s next news director. His roles include managing WKSU reporters and working with senior staff to set coverage priorities and build relationships within the Northeast Ohio community. The WKSU news staff currently…
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Aug. 26, 2014
Six recent high school graduates who will be starting classes at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø this fall got a head start on their college education by studying abroad at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Florence Summer Institute in Florence, Italy.