University News
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumni to Shine During Pro Football Hall of Fame Week
Two 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni will be in the spotlight this week as the Pro Football Hall of Fame celebrates its Class of 2025, with Antonio Gates set for enshrinement Saturday and Mary Kay Cabot receiving prestigious recognition for her four decades of sports journalism excellence.
IN A FLASH: A Place of Quiet Contemplation
Dedicated in April 2015, The Student Memorial Garden on Manchester Field was created as a place of reflection and remembrance of all 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students who have died.
In a Roundabout Way: East Main Street Construction to Begin on Kent Campus
Orange barrels will soon appear on a three-quarter-mile stretch of Ohio Route 59/East Main Street that runs through 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Front Campus, marking the start of a three-year construction project to make the thoroughfare safer and more attractive.
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Prepares Students for Their Future Careers
The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience is a great opportunity for undergraduate researchers such as Ethan Wenk to work directly with a faculty mentor, gain valuable experience to clarify career and educational goals, enhance research skills and gain academic insight.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Closed July 4 for Independence Day
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will be closed July 4 to observe Independence Day. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on July 7.
‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’
A Mantua woman who worked at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and shares a few reflections from her long life.
IN A FLASH: The Fountain Is ON!
Water flowed for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain in the courtyard outside Crawford Hall, home of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees Approves Establishing Aeronautics and Engineering Schools
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools – the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering – within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the Kent Campus.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Prepares For All Course Syllabi to Be Publicly Accessible by Fall 2026
51³Ô¹ÏÍø is preparing to comply with a new state requirement that will make all undergraduate course syllabi publicly accessible online, without requiring a login, beginning in Fall 2026.The mandate, part of recent state legislation, requires all Ohio public universities to create searc…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Crawford Hall Earns LEED Silver Certification
An innovative design, energy-efficient systems, water conservation technologies and environmentally responsible construction materials are some of the features that earned Crawford Hall, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s newest – and largest – academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.