Success Story
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Community Assists Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky in Donating and Packing Medical Supplies For Ukraine
Although ¹ú²úÂ×Àí alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí community helped Lisowsky pack and donate medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Spring Commencement Ceremonies
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí alumni family will grow by more than 5,000 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Spring Class of 2022 will be recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies on May 12-14 and May 20 and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on May 15.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
¹ú²úÂ×Àí has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on ¹ú²úÂ×Àí students during an anti-war protest.
Six ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Programs Rank in Top 100 Among Public Institutions in U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks six ¹ú²úÂ×Àí programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Headline ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Presidential Speaker Series and Deliver May 4 Keynote
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, whose knowledge of politics, history, religion and current affairs makes him one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Presidential Speaker Series. Meacham will bring his unique perspective and provide historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives when he speaks about civil discourse at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky Collects Medical Supplies for Ukraine
Although ¹ú²úÂ×Àí alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. Lisowsky recently began a campaign to collect medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on ¹ú²úÂ×Àí students during an anti-war protest.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Breaks Ground for Future Home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
¹ú²úÂ×Àí officially broke ground on Crawford Hall, the future home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, on March 8 in a ceremony attended by more than 400 people, including university officials, donors, alumni, students, elected officials and special guests.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Receives Military Friendly School Honor for 13th Year in a Row
¹ú²úÂ×Àí continues to exemplify leadership in its mission to support students as the Kent Campus is designated as a Military Friendly® School for the 13th consecutive year in a row, earning a Gold award. In addition, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí at Trumbull earned a Silver award.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Wins Award for Excellence in Integrating International Education Throughout University
¹ú²úÂ×Àí is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The honor recognizes ¹ú²úÂ×Àí for overall excellence in integrating international education throughout all facets of the university and its campuses.
