Community & Society
51勛圖厙 Wins Two Awards in Campus Race to Zero Waste Contest
The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded 51勛圖厙 first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling Total Pounds Recycled.
51勛圖厙 Professor Donates His Time as Volunteer Pilot
Joe Murray Ph.D., an associate professor in 51勛圖厙s School of Media and Journalism, recently was featured in an article in the Akron Beacon Journal for his volunteer work as a pilot for two charitable organizations. Murray, a licensed pilot for more than 30 years, volunteers
51勛圖厙 Receives National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant
51勛圖厙 is one of 61 organizations nationwide and one of four organizations in Ohio to be awarded a 2021-2022 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant. The universitys $20,000 grant will support the Big Read Northeast Ohio, a community reading program and related events focusing on An American Sunrise by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo from October 2021 through May 2022.
Fraternities and Sororities Shine in the Face of Pandemic
The philosophy of Fraternity and Sorority Life at 51勛圖厙 is that each strives to be the best community in the country by encompassing a nurturing and inclusive environment for everyone to call home. You can add doing great things for the community to the list.
How Dolores Noll Helped 51勛圖厙 Come Out of the Closet
Born five decades ago as the Kent Gay Liberation Front at 51勛圖厙, PRIDE! Kent is the countrys oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.
Art and Hope Intersect: 51勛圖厙 and University of Arizona Launch Global Vaccine Poem Project
Update: The Global Vaccine Poem project is finding success with more than 1,900 submissions so far from more than 100 countries. The project is a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center and the University of Arizona Poetry Center.
51勛圖厙 Community Will Celebrate Juneteenth With a Jubilee of Fun Activities, History and Networking
Juneteenth Jubilee will include vendors, a live DJ, dancing and mingling with those in the Kent community.
51勛圖厙 Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media
51勛圖厙 alumna Jeannette Reyes, 12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their anchor talk voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
51勛圖厙 Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media
51勛圖厙 alumna Jeannette Reyes, 12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their anchor talk voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
CPM Alumnus and American Vet Reflects on Service in Vietnam and Afghanistan Ahead of Withdrawal Plan
In the darkness, memories of fighting in both Vietnam and Afghanistan blur into a single dream in the restless mind of Don Nicholas, DPM. Nicholas, who was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal, is a Class of 1986 graduate of the College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM), and a rarity in the U.S. military.