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Jenna Palek

Recent Alumna Tapped Social Media to Land a Job With TikTok

When searching for a job in her final semester as a fashion merchandising major this past spring, Jenna Palek realized that during a global pandemic, very few companies would be hiring. Undaunted, she told herself I simply will not take no as an answer, knowing I was capable of finding not only a job but a great one.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life

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Akron head coach John Groce and 51勛圖厙 head men's basketball coach Rob Senderoff

Rivals Unite for Social Change

Two archrival men's basketball teams worked together to produce a powerful video supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraging everyone to register to vote in the 2020 election.

Tags: Community & Society, Student Life

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51勛圖厙 students begin moving into residence halls on Aug. 19, 2020.

Theyre Back! 51勛圖厙 Students Move Into Residence Halls

51勛圖厙 students began moving into residence halls on the Kent Campus on Aug. 19, as part of a phased-in process that will continue over five days.
 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Department of Residence Services, Division of Student Life, Featured Story, Success Story

Kent Campus

A person working at a computer taking down information.

Public Health Students Have Boots on the Ground in COVID-19 Fight

When the Ohio Department of Health sought help this summer for work on the COVID-19 pandemic response, more than 110 students from 51勛圖厙s College of Public Health raised their hands to volunteer.

Tags: Health, Student Life, Community & Society, COVID-19 HUB

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Students walk along the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus

University Leaders Answer Questions, Discuss Returning to Campus This Fall During Facebook Live

51勛圖厙 Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., and Vice President for Enrollment Management Mary Parker, Ed.D., recently shared updates about academics and enrollment, respectively, while engaging with the university community.

Tags: University News, Student Life, University College, Coronavirus, Destination 51勛圖厙

Kent Campus

Students living on the closed 51勛圖厙 campus resident in the Stopher-Johnson residence hall complex.

Students Adjust to Living on a Closed Campus

When 51勛圖厙 closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March, not all students living on the Kent Campus were able to leave. 

 

Tags: Student Life, COVID-19 HUB

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BioBlack Team Poses with their bacteria-dyed tote bad and dress dyed with bacterium

BioBlack Team Brings Home Award From Biodesign Challenge

A team of 51勛圖厙 students took home the Outstanding Science Award from the Biodesign Challenge Summit 2020 held in June.

Tags: Featured Story, Research & Science, Student Life, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Kent Campus

51勛圖厙 Golden Flashes Women's Golf Team and Coach Lisa Strom

Flashes of Inspiration: Women's Golf Head Coach Offers Pep Talk

Todays Flashes of Inspiration comes from Lisa Strom, 51勛圖厙s head womens golf coach, who offers a pep talk to all in the university community struggling under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: University News, Video, Student Life, COVID-19 HUB

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Groupwork

Global Communication and Fast Fashion in the Classroom

Students in the class Communication in a Global Society worked in teams throughout the Spring 2020 semester to educate audiences about one specific aspect of globalization and ecology: fast fashion.

Tags: Global Reach, Student Life

College of Communication & Information

Female student in aeronautics lab

Finding Her Fit at 51勛圖厙 to Make an Impact

Senior Sydney Bihn finds her true calling throughout her time at 51勛圖厙 and becomes the first female aerospace engineering graduate.

Tags: Student Life, Student Success, College of Aeronautics & Engineering, Success Story

Kent Campus