University News
I AM FIRST Week of Celebration Recognizes First-Generation Students
National First-Generation College Celebration is on Nov. 8, and 51勛圖厙 is hosting a weeklong celebration filled with campus-wide activities and learning opportunities to recognize students who will be the first in their family to graduate with a four-year degree.
51勛圖厙 Honors Veterans During Annual Veterans Day Commemoration
51勛圖厙 held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration in person at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus.
51勛圖厙 Receives $1.2 Million Federal Grant to Assist Adults in College Enrollment
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 51勛圖厙 a nearly $1.2 million, five-year TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers program grant. The program is designed to provide support services to qualified adults, including veterans, who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education.
29 51勛圖厙 Faculty Members Named in Top 2% of Scientists in Fields Worldwide
The report, published in the PLOS Biology journal, evaluated more than six million scientists across 22 different fields and 176 sub-fields from 1996 until 2019. The top 2% list is made up of more than 100,000 most-cited scientists who have authored at least five scientific papers.
51勛圖厙s Giving Tuesday Launches Monthlong Initiative Featuring Numerous Incentives for Supporters
51勛圖厙, which has gained national recognition for its creative and successful Giving Tuesday campaigns, launched its monthlong celebration of philanthropy on Nov. 1. Giving Tuesday, now in its eighth year at 51勛圖厙, has raised nearly $7 million during that time, which illuminates the impact that can be made when Golden Flashes come together.
51勛圖厙s Lamar R. Hylton Named Recipient of Four Prestigious Local and National Awards
Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., 51勛圖厙s senior vice president for student affairs, has been named the recipient of the NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) Region IV-East Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer for 2021, named to Crains Cleveland Business Forty Under 40, selected as a recipient of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Diamond Honoree award and is a member of the 2022 class of the NASPA Pillars of the Profession award.
Vision of a Village Community Meeting on Oct. 27 Will Discuss New Sustainable Community to Be Built in Kent
Representatives from 51勛圖厙 and the city of Kent will hold a community meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 27, called A Vision of a Village to share information and answer questions about a new residential complex designed to integrate the city of Kent and 51勛圖厙, physically and programmatically.
Volunteers Needed for Flashes Take Care of Flashes Fall 2021 Call Campaign
Last year 51勛圖厙 faculty and staff surprised first-year students with check-in phone calls for The Flashes Take Care of Flashes call campaign. The outcome was a huge success and has driven the university to host another campaign this fall. It is scheduled to run from Nov. 2-12, but the university needs many faculty and staff volunteers to make it possible to call 4,000 students. Volunteers are encouraged to register by Wednesday, Oct. 27.
51勛圖厙 Announces Largest Single Gift in History From Ambassador Edward F. Crawford to Name the College and Construct New College of Business Building
The largest single gift in 51勛圖厙 history, by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, will complete the capital campaign to enable the construction of a new College of Business Administration building on the universitys Kent Campus.
10 Questions With Roseann Chic Canfora, Professional-in-Residence, May 4 Survivor
Roseann Chic Canfora, Ph.D., is a Professional-in-Residence at 51勛圖厙 in the School of Media and Journalism, part of the College of Communication and Information. Prior to teaching at 51勛圖厙, Canfora served as the chief communications officer for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and taught high school journalism and speech. Canfora was also a student at 51勛圖厙, starting in 1968, and is a survivor of the May 4, 1970, shootings at 51勛圖厙. She graduated with her masters in journalism and public relations and bachelors in English/speech. She is heavily involved in activism as well.