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Student Success

Members of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Student Media smile with their new awards in the newsroom in Franklin Hall.

Student Newspaper, The ¹ú²úÂ×Àír, Named Best in the Nation

The ¹ú²úÂ×Àír, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s independent student newspaper, is the best student newspaper in the nation in its class, according to the College Media Association. The organization announced the annual Pinnacle Award winners at the National College Media Convention, held Oct. 25-29 in D…

Tags: School of Journalism and Mass Communication , College of Communication and Information , Awards and Honors , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Kristen Brots celebrates after scoring a goal in ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s 2-1 win over Ohio on Oct. 26, securing the MAC Regular Season Championship.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Women’s Soccer Team Wins MAC Regular Season Championship

The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí women’s soccer team secured the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Regular Season Championship by defeating Ohio University 2-1 on Oct. 26 at Dix Stadium. It is the third regular season championship in program history and the first since 2004. “The regular season championship m…

Tags: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Maddie Holmes (16) high-fives her teammates before ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s 1-0 win over Toledo on Oct. 19.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Women’s Soccer Team Repeats as MAC East Champions

The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí women’s soccer team recorded its 11th clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 victory over the University of Toledo on Oct. 19 at Dix Stadium. The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Golden Flashes clinched the MAC East Division crown for the second year in a row. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí sits atop the Mid-American C…

Tags: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

Two students greet each other during the 44th annual New Student Reception and Cookout hosted by the Department of Pan-African Studies held behind Ritchie Hall.

Welcome Weekend Sets New Students on Path to Success

Welcome Weekend, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s four-day new student orientation, will take place from Aug. 24-27. Students can select from approximately 50 different events from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helps students transition into the university community and learn about academic and socia…

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Kent Campus

A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí graduate displays his diploma for family and friends during the baccalaureate degree ceremony at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 19

¹ú²úÂ×Àí held its Summer 2017 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). ¹ú²úÂ×Àí conferred 1,422 degrees, including 908 bachelor’s degrees, 427 master’s degrees, 67 doctoral degrees and 20 educationa…

Tags: Commencement , Summer Commencement , Office of the President , Student Success , Success Story

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd, who captured the 2017 NCAA Division I Women’s Shot Put National Championship, has been nominated for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd Named MAC Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year

¹ú²úÂ×Àí track and field’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd has been named one of the Mid-American Conference’s two nominees for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the NCAA announced on Aug. 1. Established in 1991 and now in its 27th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduati…

Tags: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

The Missing Link Between College Renters and Landlords

A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí entrepreneur creates a website and an upcoming app that connects renters to landlords.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Arts and Sciences , Student Success , LaunchNet ¹ú²úÂ×Àí , Featured Story

Flash Feed

Jimmy Miller, a 2017 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí graduate who served as editor of The ¹ú²úÂ×Àír, takes notes while talking to a fellow student in the student media newsroom in Franklin Hall.

¹ú²úÂ×Àír Named Best in Ohio

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s student newspaper, The ¹ú²úÂ×Àír, is the best collegiate daily (published three times per week or more) in Ohio, according to the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest. Alumna Neville Hardman, ’16, and journalism major Kelly Powell, ’18, also rec…

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Kent Campus

Jaila Manga (left) and Helen Miller pose near the propeller of their Cessna Sky Hawk at the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Airport, preparing their plane for the 41st Air Race Classic.

Flying Flashes Finish Historical Air Race for Women

A pair of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí female pilots have successfully completed the 2017 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes finished fifth out of the 12 universities, and 15th out of the 47 teams overall. They also received a prize for finishing second on the seventh leg of the race and were one of only…

Tags: College of Aeronautics & Engineering , Student Success , Success Story , Aeronautics

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler's new clothing business, Sultrie, aims to add to the sustainable fashion movement.

Environmentally Conscious: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change

¹ú²úÂ×Àí sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Student Success , Success Story , Fashion School , College of the Arts

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