Good luck this weekend to former 51勛圖厙 student Michael Keaton as he competes for Hollywoods most prestigious award. Keaton is up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his film Birdman. Keaton, known as Michael Douglas, attended 51勛圖厙 in 1971-72. He majored in journalism and speech, but did not graduate. Keaton made a name for himself in the 1980s with movies like Night Shift and Mr. Mom. He later went on to star in Beetlejuice and Batman. However, it is his role in Birdman that is getting all the attention. Keaton later returned to Kent St...
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Dean Tondiglia of Stow, Ohio, has been named 51勛圖厙s new chief of police. Prior to leading 51勛圖厙 Police Services, Tondiglia most recently served as the universitys assistant chief of police and associate director of public safety. He will retain the associate director of public safety title. Tondiglia was sworn in today by John Peach, 51勛圖厙s director of public safety and now former police chief who after 45 years with the university, 33 of which as police chief, is turning over the police chief position to Tondiglia. Peach will remain in his role as director of pub...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the 51勛圖厙 Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences Program with funding to annually provide 21 scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students. The scholarship program, led by Committee Chair Jonathan Maletic, Ph.D., 51勛圖厙 professor of computer science, was started in 2007 and is designed to assist financially disadvantaged students who show promise in the sciences by enabling them to pursue a full-time program of study that can be completed in four years. The program also is designed to increase di...