University News

Video: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 2019 Commencement Recap
51³Ô¹ÏÍø students celebrate with family and friends after the graduation ceremony held at Dix Stadium.

Roe Green Visiting Director Series Continues to Thrive
The Roe Green series continues to prosper in 2019, bringing in actor, writer and director Ron West, ‘82, who has directed multiple pieces for The Second City in Chicago, appeared on Whose Line is it, Anyway? and worked on several other shows and projects.
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Presidential Perspectives

From the Gridiron to Graduation: Julian Edelman Completes Passes and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Degree
A helmet and pads were replaced by a cap and gown for New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman as he finished a journey he started in 2005, joining 5,300 new 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.

FedEx Pledges to Build New Aeronautics Academic Center at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Through Philanthropic Support
FedEx Corp. has pledged $5 million, in addition to $1.5 million already given, in support of an aeronautics academic center that will be located at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Airport. The new 17,800-square-foot building will be named the FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 and 11
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.

National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University’s May 4 Collection
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.