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Members of the 蹤獲扦 Robotics Team sit by a competition robot which had to throw a football and be able to scoop up golf balls while completing other tasks.

蹤獲扦 Robotics Team Heads to Kennedy Space Center for NASA Competition

It is difficult to imagine how all the metal pieces and parts sprawled out on the floor of 蹤獲扦s Research 1 Building will eventually form a mining robot. But, the relentless dedication it has taken to design, create and build the robot might one day help NASA learn more about the m

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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蹤獲扦 Stage Production Turns to Students With Vision Loss

Two 蹤獲扦 students are helping the cast of Blur better understand the plays main character, Dot, who is losing her sight to a genetic disease. Students Katie Kimble and Brianna Bradley talked with the cast and The Suburbanite about their own hurdles in overcoming vision loss. Blur opens

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Recipients of the 2015 Student Leader of the Year award are recognized for outstanding leadership of their organization. (Photo credit: Carrie Circosta, Alumni Relations)

Center for Student Involvements Awards Ceremony Recognizes Student Leaders

蹤獲扦s Center for Student Involvement hosted the 37th annual Student Leadership and Honors Awards on April 8 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event celebrates and recognizes student leaders, organizations and advisors for their contributions to the 蹤獲扦 community durin

Tags: Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs , Awards and Honors , Student Success , Success Story , Center for Student Involvement

Kent Campus

蹤獲扦 students Kyle Snyder, Nilufar Nurinova and Vincent Shannon have gained valuable experiences through internships and co-ops. They are pictured in the new Center for Undergraduate Excellence.

蹤獲扦 Marks Ohio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day

Earlier this year, the state of Ohio designated the second Tuesday of April as Ohio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day. The purpose of the day, which falls on April 14 this year, is to raise awareness of the value of internship and co-op opportunities in this state and promote the establishment

Tags: Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , University College , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , College of Public Health and Health Sciences , Internships , Student Success , Success Story , sustainability

Kent Campus

蹤獲扦 student Celeste Weise stands near her research poster during the 2015 Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Kent Student Center.

蹤獲扦 Student Presents Research on Factors Affecting Sleep Quality

What do sleep quality, post-traumatic stress disorder and smoking have in common? Thats the question on which Celeste Weise, a 蹤獲扦 senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the universitys second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11.

Tags: Undergraduate Research Symposium , Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , University College , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , Student Success , Success Story , Research & Science

Kent Campus

蹤獲扦 students and a staff member work to clear snow from around a fire hydrant in the city of Kent. The effort was organized by WKYC Channel 3 in Cleveland working with the Kent Fire Department.

蹤獲扦 Greek Life Participates in WKYCs #ShovelChallenge

蹤獲扦 members of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity, spent their afternoon on Feb. 27 digging out snow-covered fire hydrants in Kent neighborhoods. WKYC Channel 3 Producer Jon Adkins approached the Kent Fire Department and 蹤獲扦s Greek L

Tags: Center for Student Involvement , Greek Life , Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs , Town-Gown , Student Success , Success Story , Student Life

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Members of Lambda Theta Nu, 蹤獲扦s first Latina sorority, pose for a group photo in the Student Multicultural Center on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.

蹤獲扦s First Latina Sorority Steps Out

蹤獲扦s first Latina sorority, Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc., introduced themselves to the 蹤獲扦 and Greek community in its step out show on Feb. 20 at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The sororitys purpose is to give the population of identified Latina students on campus support

Tags: Center for Student Involvement , Greek Life , Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs , Student Success , Success Story

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

蹤獲扦s Annual Rock the Runway Fashion Competition Allows Student Design Teams to Showcase Their Talents

蹤獲扦s 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

Tags: Student Success , Kent Student Center Programming , Success Story

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蹤獲扦 Creative Work Showcased at the 2015 Akron ADDY Awards

Creative teams across 蹤獲扦 were honored with one gold and five silver awards at the Akron chapter of the 2015 American Advertising Federations 2015 ADDY Awards ceremony.  蹤獲扦s University Communications and Marketing team; IdeaBase, a student-run integrated marketing

Tags: University Communications and Marketing , Awards and Honors , Student Success , College of Communication & Information

Kent Campus

蹤獲扦 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research

蹤獲扦 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research

蹤獲扦 chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the universitys Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. The main goal of my research is to validate this method as a

Tags: Undergraduate Research Symposium , Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , College of Honors and Global Education , Student Success , Success Story , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Research & Science

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