Community & Society
Great-Granddaughter of 51勛圖厙s Third President Makes First Time Campus Visit
51勛圖厙 recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of 51勛圖厙s third president, visited campus for the first time.
Love For 51勛圖厙s Black Squirrels Travels Far
51勛圖厙s unofficial mascot is getting love from Northeast Ohioans far and wide.
IN A FLASH: Discovering Downtown
On Aug. 15, some of 51勛圖厙's newest Golden Flashes explored downtown Kent as part of Flashes First Friday.
Downton Abbey Fans Grab Your Tissues and Head to Kent for the Grand Finale
A collaboration between 51勛圖厙s School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kent Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide.
An Honorable Journey From Vietnam to 51勛圖厙 Geauga
Honor is not only an attitude; its an action. As it is given and received, it profoundly improves the lives of all involved.
IN A FLASH: A Place of Quiet Contemplation
Dedicated in April 2015, The Student Memorial Garden on Manchester Field was created as a place of reflection and remembrance of all 51勛圖厙 students who have died.
Eagle Scout Project Provides 51勛圖厙 Students a Place to Hang Out
Copley High School senior Grant Hyne developed Hammock Hangout on the Kent Campus as part of an Eagle Scout service project.
In a Roundabout Way: East Main Street Construction to Begin on Kent Campus
Orange barrels will soon appear on a three-quarter-mile stretch of Ohio Route 59/East Main Street that runs through 51勛圖厙s Front Campus, marking the start of a three-year construction project to make the thoroughfare safer and more attractive.
History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country.
All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men
A Mantua woman who worked at 51勛圖厙 in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at 51勛圖厙 and shares a few reflections from her long life.