University News
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Honors Seven Alumni With 2019 Alumni Awards
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumni Association is proud to announce its 2019 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Unveils World-Class FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center provides a world-class training ground to help aviation students and future pilots soar to even greater achievements.
President Diacon Says He Will Use ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Experience To Succeed
President Diacon says he plans to bring his prior experience to his new role and vision as president, he recently told Crain’s Cleveland Business.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
May 4 Books Give First-Year Students Unique Common Experience
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the university’s values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.
Two Northeast Ohio Esports Trailblazers, Cavs Legion Gaming Club and ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Esports, Join Together for Unique New Partnership
Cavs Legion Gaming Club (GC), the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has teamed up with ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Esports in a unique new partnership designed to help grow and strengthen the local gaming community in Northeast Ohio, as well as promote the university’s newly launched collegiate esports program.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí President Diacon Discusses His Priorities in Office
Diacon expressed his desire to increase enrollment, keep ¹ú²úÂ×Àí affordable, continue a strong relationship with the city of Kent, honor the legacy of May 4 and advance the university’s Gateway Master Plan for redeveloping the front of campus.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Moving to State of Ohio’s First Hybrid Model
Targeted at widening students’ educational opportunities in preparing them for a career in occupational therapy, the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí at Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Technology program recently announced the creation of a hybrid model, combining online learning with more convenient on-campus laboratory sessions.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 17
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí alumni network will again grow its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes get their degrees. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí will hold its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.
Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."