Success Story
37th Annual Black Squirrel Festival Features Student Organizations, Vendors, Food and Freebies
A ÂÜÀòÉç tradition for 37 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 7, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by the Flash Activities Board, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff…
ÂÜÀòÉç Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 18
The ÂÜÀòÉç alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. ÂÜÀòÉç held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Kent Campus conferred 1,325 degrees.
ÂÜÀòÉç Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest
ÂÜÀòÉç’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .
Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements.ÂÜÀòÉç President Beverly J. W…
ÂÜÀòÉç President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements.ÂÜÀòÉç President Beverly J. W…
New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students
A group of sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron spent a week at ÂÜÀòÉç exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. ÂÜÀòÉç the Program The program is part of ÂÜÀòÉç’s new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi…
ÂÜÀòÉç Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready
With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, ÂÜÀòÉç has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF’s I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par…
ÂÜÀòÉç Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building
A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped ÂÜÀòÉç’s…
Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at ÂÜÀòÉç
George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in ÂÜÀòÉç’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time ÂÜÀòÉç alumnus. “George and Mary Jane both have a passion and d…
How an Icebreaker Exercise Turned Into a Global Experience
Mariah Gray left her comfort zone, lived in the present and ventured where she never dreamed of going. Learn how this biology/pre-medicine major discovered new perspective 8000 miles from home.
