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51�Թ��� alumnus Tyler Pina, ’14, recently teamed up with fellow alumni to create a film focusing on the stories of inmates’ lives, post-incarceration. Pina graduated from the digital media production major three years ago, and works in San Francisco as a video director of The Verge, a Vox Media company, and is founder and CEO of Neon Flamingo Films. This film, “88 Cents,” which has been submitted to the Sundance Film Festival, aims to draw awareness to the difficulty of reintegrating into society after leaving the prison system and the lack of resources provided for these people. Us...

The 51�Թ��� Airport received the Animal Heroes Award, along with certificates from the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives, at the 2017 Summit County Humane PAWSibility Ball for its Props 4 Paws pet food drive. “51�Թ��� received the award, but it was earned by a much broader community,” says Airport Manager David Poluga. “All we did was collect and distribute; it was members of the community who donated.” Props 4 Paws, started by Poluga and Aeronautics Adjunct Professor Jim Sebastian five years ago, has gained tremendous community support, while helping the Portage Anim...

The 51�Թ��� community gathered to celebrate the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art Integrated Sciences Building on Sept. 15. The 66,000 square-foot building houses classrooms, instructional labs, research lab space and faculty offices for the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biological Sciences and Physics.                   ...

On Sept. 6, Master Sgt. Troy Eckenrode and his wife and 51�Թ��� at Trumbull staff member Maribeth Eckenrode presented the campus with the U.S. flag, “Old Glory.” The flag was originally flown on Nov. 5, 2016, aboard a C-130H in the face of the enemy during a combat mission against the Islamic State group forces in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. It was on board aircraft 90-9108, call sign Bandage 32, operating over the skies of Iraq. Maribeth presented the flag to teammates in Enrollment Management and Student Services because of their support while Tr...

51�Թ���'s newly renovated Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center will hold its grand reopening celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 4-6 p.m. The center is located in the Kent Student Center, Room 024 lower level. The event will feature welcome speeches from Ken Ditlevson, director of 51�Թ���’s LGBTQ Student Center; Alfreda Brown, vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion; Dana Lawless-Andric, associate vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion; and Stephen Sokany, vice president for institutional advancement. A message fro...

Progress continues on the development of a comprehensive facilities master plan for 51�Թ���. Representatives from SmithGroupJJR, the consultant selected for development of the master plan, will provide an update on the planning process and share emerging themes of the plan at two open sessions on Monday, Oct. 2.  The first session will be held from 3-5 p.m. in Room 310 of the Kent Student Center for faculty, staff and students. A similar presentation for the city of Kent community will take place that evening from 6-8 p.m. in Kent City Council Chambers, located ...

The 51�Թ��� Office of Sustainability will participate in the Game Day Challenge stadium waste reduction and recycling competition during the Sept. 30 football game against the University at Buffalo at 3:30 p.m. at Dix Stadium. The national competition between other colleges and universities is an initiative to promote waste reduction and recycling at home football and basketball games. Schools track the waste and recycling that day and report it to the national Game Day Challenge officials. “Game Day Challenge is a great opportunity to raise awareness an...