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Division of Student Life

¹ú²úÂ×Àí transgender student Emily Grubb (left) stands with Ken Ditlevson, director of the university’s LGBTQ Student Center. The LGBTQ Student Center is located on the lower level of the Kent Student Center.

Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí

For transgender students like Emily Grubb, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí is home. Grubb and other students have found an inclusive, welcoming environment that offers resources for the transgender community.

Tags: Student Life , Office of the University Architect , Facilities Planning and Operations , Division of Finance and Administration , Division of Student Life

Kent Campus

Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a ¹ú²úÂ×Àí student who currently serves as president of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Receives Military Friendly School Designation Eight Years in a Row

For an eighth consecutive year, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.  Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse&…

Tags: Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Division of Student Life , Awards and Honors , Success Story

Kent Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí President Beverly Warren smiles with members of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Marching Golden Flashes before the 2016 Homecoming Parade.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President

¹ú²úÂ×Àí President Beverly Warren is the recipient of the 2016 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region IV-East award for her outstanding performance as a university president. She joins an elite group of college and university presidents across …

Tags: Office of the President , Division of Student Life , Awards and Honors , Success Story

¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President

Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a ¹ú²úÂ×Àí student who currently serves as president of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Selected as a Military Friendly School for Eighth Consecutive Year

For an eighth consecutive year, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.  Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur®. M…

Tags: Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Division of Student Life , Awards and Honors

Division of Student Life

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President

¹ú²úÂ×Àí President Beverly Warren is the recipient of the 2016 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region IV-East award for her outstanding performance as a university president. She joins an elite group of college and university presidents across …

Tags: Office of the President , Division of Student Life , Awards and Honors , Success Story , University News

Kent Campus

Members of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí ROTC stand at attention during the playing of the Armed Forces Medley, part of the annual observance of Veterans Day on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí to Honor Veterans on Nov. 9

¹ú²úÂ×Àí held its annual Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program, Honoring All Who Serve, included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the university’s Army and Air Force ROTC pr…

Tags: Veterans Day , Division of Student Life , Division of Human Resources , Success Story

Kent Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí students get some exercise by running on the Lefton Esplanade on campus.

Open Forums: Hear ¹ú²úÂ×Àí the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí of Wellness and Share Your Ideas for a Culture of Health on Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Strategic Roadmap includes a university-level initiative, the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí of Wellness, to create and support a culture of health and well-being across the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí system. The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí of Wellness team has identified eight health priorities for the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí community of …

Tags: Division of Student Life , Division of Human Resources , Success Story

Kent Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s annual Veterans Day observance will include a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the university’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí to Honor Veterans on Nov. 9

¹ú²úÂ×Àí will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program, Honoring All Who Serve, will include a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the university’s Army and Air Force ROT…

Tags: Veterans Day , Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Division of Student Life , Division of Human Resources

Division of People, Culture and Belonging

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Holds National Depression Screening Day on Oct. 6

The 22nd annual National Depression Screening Day at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, at several ¹ú²úÂ×Àí campuses. The event is open to all students, faculty and staff, as well as the larger community. Kent Campus: Thursday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Second Floor Mez…

Tags: University Health Services , Division of Student Life

Kent Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Students Form New Autism Student Organization

Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability ¹ú²úÂ×Àí is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí has a new student organization on campus th…

Tags: Autism , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus