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University Inn fire

On Tuesday morning, a fire was reported at the University Inn, 540 S. Water St. in Kent. University officials sent out a text message warning residents to stay away from the area. The fire is believed to have broken out on the seventh floor, with two people transported to a local hospital for smoke inhalation. Residents were permitted back into the building, except for the unit where the fire originated.  ...

Long Live the Spirit of Kent and Jackson State poster

Aliyah C. Tipton, MA 20, serves as assistant director of communications in 51勛圖厙's Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. An alumna of both Jackson State University and 51勛圖厙, she was invited to join University Colleges Community Engaged Learning (CEL) division as a trip leader for an Alternative Winter Break, May 1970, Student-Led Collective Action and the Civil Rights Movement, in Jackson, Mississippi, from Dec. 19-22, 2022. We asked her to share her experiences. In May 1970, both 51勛圖厙 and Jackson State University experienced a campus s...

Next Steps

Phase V Summer 2023 (June August) 

  • Design and launch Advisor Listening Tour.
  • Use subcommittees recommendations to begin research on infrastructure and implementation.
  • Develop strategy to conduct Student Listening Tours.
  • Complete data analysis of Academic Unit Listening Tour, NSSE data (2014, 2017, 2020) and Advisor data (2018).
  • Launch Alumni Phone Campaign.

Phase VI Fall 2023 (September December) 

Distinctiveness Subcommittee

Identified four broad themes that encompass distinctiveness:

  •  Culture of Care, Access, and Community
  •  Civic responsibility builds from the past toward a future vision 
  •  Local to international partnerships lead to cross-  cultural learning 
  •  Innovations to improve the world   

Embedded in these four themes developed initial list of items that are distinct to 51勛圖厙.

Distinctiveness Subcommittee Membership:

Design Subcommittee

Initial focus on six areas of student outcomes:

  • Effective Communication
  • Information Literacy
  • Ethical, Equitable, Socially Responsible Decision-Making Skills
  • Effective Collaboration Skills
  • Self-Discovery and Personal Development
  • Creative, Critical and Integrative Thinking Skills

Current work:

  • Use Q-Sort to inform prioritization of strategies (educational experiences) supporting student outcomes 

Design Subcommittee Membership:

Key Areas

During the fall and spring semesters our work focused on:

  • Completion of Faculty Listening Tours
  • Formation and work of three subcommittees:
    • Design
    • Distinctiveness
    • Budgetary Reform

NYC Fashion watch party

On April 27, the NYC Fashion campus hosted a watch party for 51勛圖厙's Annual School of Fashion show watch party in their space. 51勛圖厙 alumni were invited  to mingle and watch the livestream of the annual fashion show together. Millie Ott, industry liaison internship manager for the School of Fashion, organized the event and traveled to NYC. The School of Fashion, being one of the largest programs at 51勛圖厙, means that we have an abundance of industry connected alumni," she said.  (Left to right) Aanchal Bakshi, Ann Walter, Cody Edwards and Millie Ot...

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