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51勛圖厙's history of women's athletics goes back more than 100 years.
Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.
A substantial amount of time and effort goes into the design of health care environments. In an emergency department, you need optimal conditions to save lives. The Center for Health and Design has awarded Sara Bayramzadeh, assistant professor and Elliot Professor in Health Care Design, the Touchstone Award Gold Category for conceptual design.
51勛圖厙s commitment to diversity and inclusion has been recognized with the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The annual award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Students celebrated the International Day of Peace with a soccer match.
The family of Astrid N. Sambolin Morales, Ph.D., an assistant professor at 51勛圖厙, is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. They have been without electricity since the storm hit Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.
The first full week of fall is also the most spirited week at 51勛圖厙. The week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 is Spirit Week and includes homecoming weekend at 51勛圖厙. The week will be full of events celebrating 51勛圖厙 spirit.
It may surprise you to learn that Captain Underpants, Frankenstein, The Great Gatsby, Hunger Games and The Perks of Being a Wallflower are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.
Owning a pet can tell marketers all they need to know about your buying tendencies. In a new study, Lei Jia, assistant professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at 51勛圖厙, found that pet ownership can influence and predict consumer behavior.
This past summer, two 51勛圖厙 students were awarded medals in the U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the country. It is the highest level at which figure skating takes place at the college level.
Two professors from 51勛圖厙s College of Education, Health and Human Services returned from a trip to the University of Rwanda (UR) energized by the new partnerships and collaborations they formed there.
Time is running out to register to vote in November's elections.
The 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2026 at the Boards regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 21 at the 51勛圖厙 Airport. 51勛圖厙s freshman class began classes on the Kent Campus nearly 7% larger than the previous year with 4,251 students the eighth largest incoming class in the universitys 112-year history.
51勛圖厙s Class of 2026 has arrived on the Kent Campus in strong numbers 4,251 to be exact an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year, the largest class since before the pandemic and the eighth largest incoming class in the universitys 112-year history.
On this 21st day of September, we remember when Earth, Wind and Fire played at the Kent Student Center in October 1973.
51勛圖厙s support for its military-connected community continues to embody leadership and inclusivity as the Kent Campus has been named an official 2022-2023 Military Spouse Friendly簧 School by Viqtory. Out of 1,800 participating schools, 51勛圖厙 was one of 665 to receive the Military Friendly School designation in March, and the university is now one of 346 institutions to earn the Military Spouse Friendly School recognition.
Members of the 51勛圖厙 community can take great pride in their universitys hometown. The city of Kent has been selected by Ohio Magazine as a 2022-2023 Best Hometown. The Best Hometown honor recognizes Kent as a great place to live, work and visit.
The performance, titled will have its opening night at 7 p.m. Oct. 24, in the 700-seat auditorium of the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C.