Alumni
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Honors Veterans With Annual Commemoration Event
51³Ô¹ÏÍø held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. This year’s guest speaker was Lt. Col. Colleen VanNatta. A graduate of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Air Force ROTC detachment, VanNatta served as a media escort for joint information bureaus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Storm.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø to Honor Veterans on Nov. 7
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will hold its annual Veterans Day Commemoration at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. This year’s guest speaker is Lt. Col. Colleen VanNatta. A graduate of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Air Force ROTC detachment, VanNatta served as a media escort for joint information bureaus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Storm.
‘Absolute Thrill!’ 51³Ô¹ÏÍø PR Graduate in the Middle of Washington Nationals Historic Run to World Series
As the champagne flowed Oct. 15 in the clubhouse of the National League Champion Washington Nationals, there was a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø connection in the middle of the frenzy that capped the team’s first trip to the World Series.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Celebrates Homecoming
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their 51³Ô¹ÏÍø days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø pride.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Honors Seven Alumni With 2019 Alumni Awards
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumni Association is proud to announce its 2019 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.
Mother-Daughter Duo Go Through 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Geauga Nursing Program Together
Ronda McCaskey and Caitlyn Horvath are best friends who went through the nursing program together and graduated one year apart with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Geauga. Now they are both intensive care nurses. But they also happen to be mother and daughter.
Flashes Make Global Impact During Biggest Service Day Yet
From New York to Brazil, alumni across the globe joined together to make a difference in their communities on Saturday, April 27. This year, 860 participants logged 2,383 volunteer hours at 45 different service sites, making it the largest in the event's 11-year history. This favorite tradit…