News Archive
Eleven 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students are taking part in the university’s Brain Health Research Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program for Summer 2025.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's College of Aeronautics and Engineering led a fun, immersive field trip for a group of sixth graders from the I Promise School, Akron Public Schools.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more.
Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate Ya’el Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø observes Juneteenth on June 19. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's mascot, Flash the Golden Eagle, joined a group of other well-known local and national mascots to celebrate the 100th birthday of Goodyear's iconic blimps.
Elisa Grecar and her daughter Maddie McGee made a meaningful memory this May when they graduated together from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø – Grecar with a degree in psychology and McGee with a degree in zoology.
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.
The skies are calling once again, and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Areaseir Race Classic.
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, in the Timothy D. Eippert Boardroom, Suite 412, at Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.
An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalà paintings and a collection of garments designed by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalà artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio.
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.
Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects.
June 6th marks National Higher Education Day — a reminder of the transformative power of education and the challenges facing students across the nation.
More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.
Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear’s 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company’s airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø has signed an agreement with Tashkent State University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to begin collaboration on a joint master’s degree in economics and other programs, as 51³Ô¹ÏÍø continues to expand its partnerships throughout Central Asia.
A resilient mindset and an innovative plan for the future helped Jude Carver recover from a competition setback as he looks ahead to Fall Semester 2025.