Success Story
蹤獲扦 Students Make an International Impact in Nicaragua, One Stone at a Time
Saying goodbye was more difficult than Riley Jernejcic could have ever imagined. Crouched down on the cobblestone street with her arms stretched out from one end to the other, Jernejcic cried out, ���Adios. Abrazo,��� which means goodbye and hug in Spanish. 蹤獲扦 50 feet away, a little boy, known as Wil���
蹤獲扦 President Beverly Warren Announces Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
蹤獲扦 President Beverly Warren recently presented 14 蹤獲扦 faculty members with the President���s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition. This year, each recipient receives a spec���
Welcome Back Week Events
The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the 蹤獲扦 community in a big way. To kick off the academic year, students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a week packed full of food, giveaways and some 蹤獲扦 pride! ���
蹤獲扦���s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year
蹤獲扦 students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university���s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus���
Welcome Weekend Connects New Students to 蹤獲扦
Welcome Weekend, 蹤獲扦���s four-day new student orientation, took place on Aug. 25-28. Students were able to select from approximately 50 different events held from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helped students transition into the university commun���
Movers and Groovers Helped New Students Move Into Residence Halls on Campus
蹤獲扦 faculty, staff and students volunteered to help incoming freshmen move into the university���s residence halls at the beginning of each school year.This year, freshman move-in day was Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.Last year, the Movers and Groovers program garnered���
蹤獲扦 Held Summer Commencement Ceremony on Aug. 20
蹤獲扦 held its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 蹤獲扦 conferred 1,455 degrees, including 917 bachelor���s degrees, 440 master���s degrees, 75 doctoral degrees and 23 educati���
蹤獲扦 Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
蹤獲扦 global communication studies graduate student Daniel Socha���s research on a non-profit organization���s efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to s���
蹤獲扦 Athletes Head to Rio to Reach Their Olympic Dreams
蹤獲扦 track and field���s William Barnes and Danniel Thomas are going for the gold in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Barnes will represent Puerto Rico in the men���s 110m hurdles, while Thomas will represent Jamaica in the shot put. Barnes and Thomas mark the eighth and ninth members i���
Alumnus Josh Cribbs Named 2016 蹤獲扦 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal
University hosts its annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1 Josh Cribbs, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler and 2010 graduate of 蹤獲扦, will return to his alma mater to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal at the university���s annual Homecoming on Oct. 1. ���I feel honore���