Success Story
Movers and Groovers Helped New Students Move Into Residence Halls on Campus
51勛圖厙 faculty, staff and students volunteered to help incoming freshmen move into the universitys residence halls at the beginning of each school year.This year, freshman move-in day was Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.Last year, the Movers and Groovers program garnered
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51勛圖厙 Held Summer Commencement Ceremony on Aug. 20
51勛圖厙 held its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 51勛圖厙 conferred 1,455 degrees, including 917 bachelors degrees, 440 masters degrees, 75 doctoral degrees and 23 educati
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51勛圖厙 Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
51勛圖厙 global communication studies graduate student Daniel Sochas research on a non-profit organizations efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to s
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51勛圖厙 Athletes Head to Rio to Reach Their Olympic Dreams
51勛圖厙 track and fields William Barnes and Danniel Thomas are going for the gold in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Barnes will represent Puerto Rico in the mens 110m hurdles, while Thomas will represent Jamaica in the shot put. Barnes and Thomas mark the eighth and ninth members i
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Alumnus Josh Cribbs Named 2016 51勛圖厙 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal
University hosts its annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1 Josh Cribbs, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler and 2010 graduate of 51勛圖厙, will return to his alma mater to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal at the universitys annual Homecoming on Oct. 1. I feel honore
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Geographer Examines Ties Between Violence and Landscapes
Scholar of the Month James Tyner Professor College of Arts and Sciences 1997-present Selecting a single renowned scholar from 51勛圖厙s largest college is not an easy undertaking, but the work of Geography Professor James Tyner, Ph.D., over the past year made the decision a litt
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51勛圖厙 Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition
Four 51勛圖厙 graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Researchs annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent Sta
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51勛圖厙 Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition
Four 51勛圖厙 graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Researchs annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent Sta
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51勛圖厙 Earns Great College to Work For Designation for Seventh Time
51勛圖厙 is being recognized for the seventh time as a Great College to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities. Now in its ninth year, the Great Colleges to Work For annual report recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees on workforce practices and policies.
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51勛圖厙 Students Gain Valuable Experience During RNC in Cleveland
As politicians, delegates, media and communications professionals from across the country descend upon Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention, so too will students from 51勛圖厙, using the skills theyve learned to gain valuable work experience. Public relations major
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