University News

Two 51勛圖厙 Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Reports 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named two 51勛圖厙 programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. 51勛圖厙 is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.

Chemistry Professor David Bowers Earns Outstanding Teaching Award
Chemistry Professor David Bowers truly believes in his students and wants to see them succeed, whether it be the nervous freshman in his First-Year Experience course or the junior pre-medicine major in his General Chemistry II course. It is his passion for student success and willingness to do what it takes to help his students that led him to win one of the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Awards.

Golden Flashes Leave Lasting Memory with Frisco's Children
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, 51勛圖厙s football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.

Bigger Than Football. 51勛圖厙 Players Take Time to Help Provide Meals to Needy Children
At the same time that 51勛圖厙 is competing in a bowl game, as many as 1,000 kids in Texas will be eating a meal that the Golden Flashes helped provide.

Cowboy Up! 51勛圖厙 Practices on NFL Practice Field Ahead of Frisco Bowl
51勛圖厙 worked out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys Training Facility for the first of three workouts ahead of Fridays Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State.

51勛圖厙 Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books
Ten 51勛圖厙 students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark簧 pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the universitys Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge.

51勛圖厙 Mens Basketball to Host Sensory-Friendly Gameday Experience, Promoting Awareness
51勛圖厙 is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCity簧, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending 51勛圖厙s Dec. 21 mens basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the universitys ongoing commitment to its core values of kindness, mutual respect and inclusion.

51勛圖厙 Held Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14
The 51勛圖厙 alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

Bowl Bound: 51勛圖厙 Accepts Bid to Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
The 51勛圖厙 Golden Flashes (6-6) are bowling for the fourth time in school history, having accepted a bid to the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State (7-5, Mountain West).

'Go Get It' Commencement Speaker Joan Cronan to Share Life Lessons With Graduates That Go Beyond Sports
Joan C. Cronan will share a short address with a long-lasting impact as commencement speaker.