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The development of liquid crystal technology in Northeast Ohio - and specifically at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ - is an important part of the region’s and university’s legacies and ongoing global impact.

In advance of Monday’s observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday, we asked members of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ community to reflect on the federal holiday and share their thoughts on what they hope it means for the university.

The will hold on Saturday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Severance Music Center.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ administrators are good stewards with university money based in part on a strong financial profile and solid managers, according to two new credit ratings.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Christian Palich of Plain City, Ohio, to the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees. Palich will serve through May 16, 2031. Palich earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2009 from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½.

They have gone above and beyond to keep ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ moving forward during the pandemic, and now they are being honored for their dedication and hard work. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President Todd Diacon recently notified nine faculty members and 14 staff members that they have received special awards for their work and service.

George L. Jenkins, a 1963 graduate of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, and his wife, Gina, of Scottsdale, Arizona, have pledged $1 million to create the Gina and George Jenkins Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund that will support student-athletes in any varsity athletics program or team sponsored by ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 

The designation recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military.

The first-ever Day of Giving raised needed funds from more than 350 alumni, friends and partners in just 24 hours. The blue and gold community came together in support of a variety of scholarships as part of the university’s Forever Brighter comprehensive campaign.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has the distinction of being the only Ohio public or private college or university that ranks among the top 500 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2022.

The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees approved the establishment and registration of a Community Benefit Company in Rwanda, Africa, during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 25. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has realized an immediate need to establish a private limited company, designated as a not-for-profit Community Benefit Company, that can serve as a strategic starting point for engaging in the African continent’s expanding higher education market.

Most people who have spent time on ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s campus in Kent, Ohio, recognize the name Risman. It is connected to the popular Risman Plaza and Risman Drive, but they may not realize that for the Risman family, educating and supporting students has been a family affair for almost 40 years.

When recent Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Chazzlyn Jackson started her journey at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ in 2018, she had planned to major in fashion until a mentor with Kupita/Transiciones (K/T) cultural orientation program helped her tap into her leadership abilities and passion for social justice issues. The advice played a pivotal role for Jackson, who stepped into leadership roles and anti-racism advocacy and has not looked back.

During ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s spring 2022 commencement on May 14, Jameson Payne will earn his bachelor’s degree in integrative studies with concentrations in physics and political science. Benjamin Wales-McGrath will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology at the age of 18.

After a 21-year absence, Chagrin Falls resident James Reinart will be crossing the stage at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s spring commencement ceremonies on May 14, 2022, to become a Golden Flash alumnus.

When she receives her doctorate degree in cellular biology on May 14, Amber Rose Titus will enter an exclusive group: She will become one of just seven ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ graduates to earn her doctorate at the age of 25 or younger.

Daffodil Hill became a part of the May 4 Memorial that brought both sides together, but groundskeepers struggle to keep it thriving now. 

People familiar with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ history know well the tragedy of May 4, 1970, on the Kent Campus. However, not all who are familiar with university history are aware of the significance of May 4, 1933, at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and how it echoed through the Kent community years later in the aftermath of May 4, 1970.

The horrific images of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, motivated ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ officials to reach out to help. Their thoughts immediately turned to Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and its School of Architecture and Design, with which ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been cultivating a relationship for the past several years.

Although ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ community helped Lisowsky pack and donate medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine.