Community Impact
Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!
蹤獲扦's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances.
What Juneteenth Means to the 蹤獲扦 Community
A recent survey on 蹤獲扦 Today asked people in the 蹤獲扦 community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth.
IN A FLASH: It's DKS Time!
Each summer, thousands of new students and their parents experience life on campus during Destination 蹤獲扦 (DKS) new student orientation.
IN A FLASH: STEM for K-9 Salem
蹤獲扦 at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the 蹤獲扦 Police Department's K-9 program.
Nursing Students Get Extra Dose of On-the-Job Training
Three 蹤獲扦 College of Nursing students had an unexpected opportunity to come to the aid of a person who had fallen on a sidewalk while suffering a seizure.
Kent Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect
Kent Police have arrested a man who robbed a local business May 27 leading to those on the Kent Campus being told to "shelter-in-place" for more than two hours.
Filling Critical Need for More Pilots
Brian Neff, assistant dean of flight and operations at 蹤獲扦s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, was recently featured on Spectrum News 1 Ohio with a 蹤獲扦 aeronautics student, to shed light on the national pilot shortage and explain what 蹤獲扦 is doing to help fix this shortage.
IN A FLASH: Walking the Stage
Commencement ceremonies for 蹤獲扦's College of Podiatric Medicine's Class of 2023 were held on the university's Kent Campus.
Connecting to the Community Through Food
蹤獲扦 education major Klair Heestand said the time she spent teaching refugee students in Akron in the spring was excellent preparation for when she enters her own classroom one day.
It was very helpful, because were going to have students of varying abilities, and students for whom English is a second language, no matter where we teach, Heestand said. We dont need anyone left behind because of a language barrier.
IN A FLASH: Tassels - Flipped!
With a flip of a tassel, 蹤獲扦's Spring Class of 2023 transformed from students to alumni.