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Kellie Miley standing among greenery and plants

From Failing Grades to a Master’s Degree, How 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Helped a Student Get Back on Track

Kellie Miley is the first to admit, when she graduated from Rootstown High School in 2008, she was not ready for college. In high school, she barely cracked a book yet managed a 3.2 grade point average (GPA).

Getting by with little effort changed when she started as a freshman at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. By the end of the year, Ms. Miley found herself academically dismissed for poor grades.

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Kent Campus

51³Ô¹ÏÍø hospitality management senior Ashley Foster (right) spent a week working with Food Network celebrity chef Cat Cora (left). (Photo provided by Ashley Foster)

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Realizes Dream of Working With Celebrity Chef

51³Ô¹ÏÍø senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.

The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chef’s headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.

Tags: Success Story , Hospitality Management , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Student Success

Kent Campus

51³Ô¹ÏÍø President Beverly J. Warren poses with 2018 Homecoming King Jordan Euell and Queen Jennifer Uren on the field at Dix Stadium.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Celebrates 100 Years of Homecoming

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.…

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Kent Campus

Celeste Dawson credits 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s EXCEL program for making the Kent Campus feel like a second home.

EXCEL Helps Student Find Her Fit

Celeste Dawson had made up her mind. She was not going to attend college and that was her final decision. 

Her story could have ended there, but the support of her parents and a program at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø opened up a new chapter in her life – one filled with opportunities she never imagined.

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Kent Campus

Junior running back Jo-el Shaw following his first of three touchdowns.

FlashFAST Football Debuts at Home With 54-14 Win

51³Ô¹ÏÍø was flat out dominant in a 54-14 victory over Howard University Saturday in its 2018 home opener at Dix Stadium. Behind six rushing touchdowns, the Golden Flashes out-gained the Bison on the ground 355-65.

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Kent Campus

The annual Black Squirrel Festival offers 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students a chance to learn about student organizations, explore different university departments and learn more about the Kent community.

37th Annual Black Squirrel Festival Features Student Organizations, Vendors, Food and Freebies

A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø tradition for 37 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 7, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by the Flash Activities Board, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff…

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Kent Campus

A College of Business Administration graduate show off her glasses while in line to enter 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 18

The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Kent Campus conferred 1,325 degrees.

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Kent Campus

A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø student proudly displays an award certificate during the university’s Lavender Graduation ceremony, which honors the achievements of graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Ranked High as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus

An inclusive campus acknowledges and respects diversity, and offers a welcoming environment for all community members regardless of their differences.

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Kent Campus

51³Ô¹ÏÍø students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest

51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .

Tags: College of the Arts , Success Story , Arts & Culture , School of Fashion

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James Tyner

Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award

Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø President Beverly …

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