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Division of Student Life

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½

For transgender students like Emily Grubb, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is home.

Grubb and other students have found an inclusive, welcoming environment that offers resources for the transgender community, such as the student organization Trans*Fusion and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center. Transgender students also receive support from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s faculty, staff and administrators.

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

Division of People, Culture and Belonging

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½

For transgender students like Emily Grubb, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student who currently serves as president of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Receives Military Friendly School Designation Eight Years in a Row

For an eighth consecutive year, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President Beverly Warren smiles with members of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Marching Golden Flashes before the 2016 Homecoming Parade.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President

Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student who currently serves as president of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Selected as a Military Friendly School for Eighth Consecutive Year

For an eighth consecutive year, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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

Kent Campus

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ to Honor Veterans on Nov. 9

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 , Center for Adult and Veteran Students , Division of Student Life , Division of Human Resources , Success Story

Kent Campus

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students get some exercise by running on the Lefton Esplanade on campus.

Open Forums: Hear About the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ of Wellness and Share Your Ideas for a Culture of Health on Campus

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Strategic Roadmap includes a university-level initiative, the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ of Wellness, to create and support a culture of health and well-being across the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ system. The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ of Wellness team has identified eight health priorities for the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ community of …

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

Kent Campus

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ to Honor Veterans on Nov. 9

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Holds National Depression Screening Day on Oct. 6

The 22nd annual National Depression Screening Day at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, at several ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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