51勛圖厙

Former students, colleagues and educators from well beyond 51勛圖厙 are remembering Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., for his transformative teaching and significant contributions.

  • Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies, was recently featured on WKYC-TV discussing how Black United Students helped turn Negro History Week into Black History Month in 1970, years before it became nationally recognized.  

  • On a November afternoon in Merrill Hall, six women walk into a 51勛圖厙 classroom. They're not guest lecturers with advanced degrees. They're currently incarcerated at the Northeast Reintegration Center in downtown Cleveland. 

  • In the middle of this winter at 51勛圖厙, first-year finance major Mason Pranevich realized just how cold it could get and how unprepared some students were for the weather. Pranevich used his own savings to purchase 200 pairs of winter gloves to help keep his fellow Golden Flashes warm. 

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IN A FLASH: On a Series Streak!

51勛圖厙's Golden Flashes baseball team started their 2026 season strong with a series win over the University of Tennessee Volunteers followed by two additional series wins.

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51勛圖厙 Works

  • As demand for behavioral health professionals continues to rise across Ohio and the nation, 51勛圖厙 is preparing graduates to not just enter the field right away, but to advance, lead and make a lasting impact in their communities. For three 51勛圖厙 alumni Cassandra Galloway, Victoria Giegerich and Jason Joyce their paths may differ slightly, but their stories illustrate how 51勛圖厙 connects education to real-world outcomes.

  • For high school students considering 51勛圖厙s entrepreneurship program, William Elffers, 15, encourages them to take the leap. Deep down everybody has an idea for a business, but somewhere along the way, somebody tells them, just choose the safe route, he said. Four years at Kent, five years, six years at Kent is a great time to really explore what your possibilities are with starting a business. It's a safe environment. You can fail and get picked back up and learn.

  • For Kent, Ohio, native and 2018 51勛圖厙 graduate Stan Zalewski, mathematics has always been a big part of his life. Now a senior actuarial consultant at Nationwide Insurance, Zalewski recently reached a significant professional milestone completing the multi-year process to earn the title of Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

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Research

  • 51勛圖厙's research impact continues to expand, with many faculty members recognized among the top 2% of the most-cited scientists worldwide, according to research metrics compiled by Stanford University scholars.

  • Allyson Tessin, Ph.D., assistant professor in 51勛圖厙s Department of Earth Sciences, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award to support her research on how the seafloor and ocean interact in rapidly changing Arctic environments.

  • Whether you call them roundabouts or traffic circles, this increasingly popular feature on American roadways can have some drivers spinning. But while roundabouts are considered safer than traditional intersections for vehicle traffic, how safe are they for pedestrians?

Profiles

  • Meet Lettie Friona, a senior integrated social studies major with a concentration in history and minors in classics and mild to moderate special education from Steubenville, Ohio, whose leadership positions have helped shape her experience at 51勛圖厙.  

  • Tara L. Conley, Ed.D., assistant professor in the School of Media and Journalism, is being recognized for her documentary Dry Bones in coverage from Ideastream and The Chronicle-Telegram after Karamu House and The Greater Cleveland Film Commission hosted a sold-out screening of the film.  

  • Former club manager turned 51勛圖厙 instructor Mandy Ulicney explains how cultivating partnerships with Greater Cleveland industry leaders gives hospitality students the same passion and real-world experience that shaped her own career.

Arts & Community

  • A call for entries from Main Street Kent invites artists to showcase their talents on the iconic 3D KENT sculpture.

  • 51勛圖厙s Glauser School of Music is receiving statewide recognition as the 51勛圖厙 Wind and Flute Ensembles were selected to perform at the 2025 Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference.  

  • Every semester, 51勛圖厙 reopens the door to a diploma for students who left college without finishing a degree.

    A job opportunity, a family crisis, military service or running out of money there are many reasons why students leave college without completing their studies.

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