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A model showcases one of last year鈥檚 lines in front of a packed Kent Student Center Ballroom for Rock the Runway. (Photo credit: Thomas Farmer Photography)

青年涩导航鈥檚 Annual Rock the Runway Fashion Competition Allows Student Design Teams to Showcase Their Talents

青年涩导航鈥檚 11th annual Rock the Runway student fashion competition, hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, will take place on Saturday, March 7, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event gives amateur designers, not just fashion design or merchandising majors, a chance to displ鈥

Tags: Rock the Runway , Student Success , Kent Student Center Programming , Success Story

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青年涩导航 Creative Work Showcased at the 2015 Akron ADDY Awards

Creative teams across 青年涩导航 were honored with one gold and five silver awards at the Akron chapter of the 2015 American Advertising Federation鈥檚 2015 ADDY Awards ceremony.  青年涩导航鈥檚 University Communications and Marketing team; IdeaBase, a student-run integrated marketing鈥

Tags: University Communications and Marketing , IdeaBase , college of communication and information , Glyphix , Awards and Honors , Student Success

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青年涩导航 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research

青年涩导航 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research

青年涩导航 chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. 鈥淭he main goal of my research is to validate this method as a鈥

Tags: Undergraduate Research Symposium , Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , Department of Chemistry , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Honors College , Research , Student Success , Success Story

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青年涩导航 students Abby Myers (left) and Andy Lovrak (right) pose for a photo with cancer survivors Jacob Sypert, age 11, and Adelyn Smith, age 6, in the playroom of the Reinberger Center at Akron Children鈥檚 Hospital.

Flash-A-Thon Video Raises Awareness for Fundraiser to Benefit Kids With Cancer

Andy Lovrak does not take 鈥渘o鈥 for an answer. The 青年涩导航 senior advertising major in the College of Communication and Information was told that making a video to benefit children battling cancer might be too difficult. But with full support from Akron Children鈥檚 Hospital, Lovrak and h鈥

Tags: Flash-A-Thon , Student Success , Undergraduate Studies , Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , Success Story

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Co-owners Nichole Catalano-Miller (left) and Amanda Edwards (right) sit in their new Centerpiece Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. Catalano-Miller is a 青年涩导航 student majoring in exercise physiology.

青年涩导航 Student Opens Yoga and Wellness Center

Dangle from the ceiling upside down draped in a silk hammock. Find inner peace though massage. Balance your body with therapeutic yoga ropes. These unique offerings are just a small sample of the holistic approach to wellness at the newly opened Centerpeace Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. 鈥

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青年涩导航 student Ryan Schoeneman poses with a nearly complete guitar in his workshop.

青年涩导航 Graduate Student Turns Passion Into Successful Business

青年涩导航 graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasn鈥檛 just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. 鈥淚 started designing them long before I ever learned to play,鈥 said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. 鈥淚t鈥欌

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Katie Kimble, a member of the 青年涩导航 Marching Golden Flashes Colorguard, strikes a pose with the 6-foot-long flag she and her teammates work with at 青年涩导航 sporting and musical events.

青年涩导航 Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds

  Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye 鈥 that鈥檚 how 青年涩导航 sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after nine eye surgeries.  鈥淚鈥檓 not cool with it, but I accept it,鈥 Kimble said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for the vision I 鈥

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青年涩导航 Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds

Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye 鈥 that鈥檚 how 青年涩导航 sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after 19 eye surgeries. 鈥淚鈥檓 not cool with it, but I accept it,鈥 Kimble said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for the vision I have.鈥 At a youn鈥

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青年涩导航 student Andrew Wyatt spent this past fall semester enhancing his research on Italian author Italo Svevo with a study abroad experience in Italy.

青年涩导航 Undergraduate Student Enhances His Research Through Study Abroad Experience

青年涩导航 student Andrew Wyatt鈥檚 research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy.  With the help of his participation in 青年涩导航鈥檚 annual Undergraduate Research Symposium,鈥

Tags: Undergraduate Research Symposium , Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , Department of Modern and Classical Languages , College of Arts and Sciences , Research , Student Success , Success Story

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The members of the Kent Clarks, a 青年涩导航 student organization, hold an evening practice session in the Center for the Performing Arts to prepare for a performance at the White House.

青年涩导航 Singing Group Performs at White House

A 青年涩导航 student a cappella singing group spent part of their holiday break traveling to Washington, D.C., to perform for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. The Kent Clarks, an organization made up of students pursuing all types of majors who share the desire to cre鈥

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