Student Success
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Women’s Soccer Team Repeats as MAC East Champions
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø women’s soccer team recorded its 11th clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 victory over the University of Toledo on Oct. 19 at Dix Stadium. The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Golden Flashes clinched the MAC East Division crown for the second year in a row. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø sits atop the Mid-American C…
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Welcome Weekend Sets New Students on Path to Success
Welcome Weekend, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s four-day new student orientation, will take place from Aug. 24-27. Students can select from approximately 50 different events from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helps students transition into the university community and learn about academic and socia…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 19
51³Ô¹ÏÍø held its Summer 2017 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 51³Ô¹ÏÍø conferred 1,422 degrees, including 908 bachelor’s degrees, 427 master’s degrees, 67 doctoral degrees and 20 educationa…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd Named MAC Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year
51³Ô¹ÏÍø track and field’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd has been named one of the Mid-American Conference’s two nominees for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the NCAA announced on Aug. 1. Established in 1991 and now in its 27th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduati…
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The Missing Link Between College Renters and Landlords
A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.
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51³Ô¹ÏÍør Named Best in Ohio
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s student newspaper, The 51³Ô¹ÏÍør, is the best collegiate daily (published three times per week or more) in Ohio, according to the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest. Alumna Neville Hardman, ’16, and journalism major Kelly Powell, ’18, also rec…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Goes for Gold in the National Veteran Wheelchair Games
Austin Trzop is in Cincinnati to complete in the 37th National Veteran Wheelchair Games. Trzop is a business and entrepreneurship major at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Stark. Shortly after joining the Marines, Trzop became a paraplegic from a diving accident. Trzop will compete in a variety of eve…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Athlete Making a Comeback After Receiving a Blood Transfusion From his Father
Antwan Dixon is overcoming the odds after receiving a life-saving blood transfusion from his father.
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Flying Flashes Finish Historical Air Race for Women
A pair of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø female pilots have successfully completed the 2017 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes finished fifth out of the 12 universities, and 15th out of the 47 teams overall. They also received a prize for finishing second on the seventh leg of the race and were one of only…
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Environmentally Conscious: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change
51³Ô¹ÏÍø sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.
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