University News
Flaunting Our Foliage
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has been recognized for the 15th consecutive year with the Tree Campus Higher Education recognition (previously called the Tree Campus USA designation).
Using Creativity and Innovation to Boost Student Applications
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Office of Admissions is seeing its hard work, creativity and strategic planning pay off by way of increased engagement and an elevated level of interest in the university.
Governor Names Graduate Student Lara Boman to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Lara Boman of Ashland, Ohio, to a two-year term as a Graduate Student Trustee of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees.
IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Works for Women: University Recognized as One of the Best Employers for Women by Forbes
Once again, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has been named one of the Best Employers for Women in a nationwide ranking by Forbes and marketing research firm Statista. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has been named to the list for the sixth consecutive year, having been included each year since Forbes began publishing the Best Employers for Women list in 2018.
Honors College and Education Abroad Gave ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Grad Tools For Success
Honors College ranked high when graduate Josh Budd was deciding whether to attend ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ because it offered him a challenging experience through its thesis programs and its education-abroad program. Studying abroad helped him develop more empathy and connection with people of backgrounds different from his own.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Prepared Graduate for a Future in Interior Design
For Madelyn Orcutt, an interior designer who works for Richardson Design in Cleveland, the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s personal touch, beautiful campus and proximity to her Canton, Ohio, home influenced her decision to attend the university.
Drugs and Behavior: How Societal Trends Impact Addiction
Since the beginning of the pandemic, few disciplines have seen as many changes as psychology. In order to help students address these emerging challenges, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Department of Psychological Sciences is offering a slate of courses relevant to the changing trends impacting mental health today.
Celebrating ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Air Race Classic Winners and Flight Instructor of the Year
This is the second year in a row that the Flying Flashes have won the Air Race Classic and the Certified Flight Instructor of the year awards. Last year’s flight instructor competition was also won by one of our female students.
Hands-on Experience Leads to Entrepreneurial Success
As an entrepreneurship major at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Schumann learned operations, production and finance in the classroom and gained on-the-job experience working with an entrepreneur in Cleveland. In 2020, Schumann of Chagrin Falls gained the opportunity to put his ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ education to work when he and his wife Marisa Sergi-Schumann acquired L’uva Bella Winery and Brands, a company that the Sergi family started more than 15 years ago.