eInside | Week of Dec. 10, 2018
![A °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ graduate celebrates as he crosses the stage during his Commencement ceremony.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20LEAD%20Commencement%20sized.jpg?VersionId=Tx_5iTBipyj1yFfRz00qkrKv4gmLHrHc&h=e6f36a9c&itok=b1ft1lul)
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumni family will grow by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university holds its Fall Commencement ceremonies.
News Briefs
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/AnneCoco3%20sized.jpg?VersionId=uu7zfaPg4y.DxFGMv3wJ5bkawIr8JbAe&h=e6f36a9c&itok=bHYli8MF)
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary – or the 35 dog-year anniversary – of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr.
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumni and benefactors Fonda and John Elliot reflect on their time at the university. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumni and benefactors Fonda and John Elliot reflect on their time at the university.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/video_1.jpg?VersionId=4K_upQng06w8PCeFMc3cdk8zHv8BLDQK&h=ec98a0f6&itok=WPriRDO9)
John and Fonda Elliot, donors of the largest gift in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ history, reflect on their transformational experiences at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ and offer advice to current students.
![Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ at Salem, took first place honors at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Summer Undergraduate Research Experience competition. Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ at Salem, took first place honors at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Summer Undergraduate Research Experience competition.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/page/Shasteen%2C-Hayley_sized.jpg?VersionId=mN422LT0YaMFtPv8xRBio8cNcBsDbW.1&h=e6f36a9c&itok=88A2L4Mc)
Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ at Salem, took first place honors at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition.
![Through an email-based service launched by University Communications and Marketing, students can ask The Brain, the sculpture located near Merrill Hall on the Kent Campus. Through an email-based service launched by University Communications and Marketing, students can ask The Brain, the sculpture located near Merrill Hall on the Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/BrainStory%20quad%20sized.jpg?VersionId=umjXUnh97D2yt2WVIKf0VBMW6Sr4ck5U&h=e6f36a9c&itok=v9osiGo7)
Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus.
In This Issue
Employee Anniversaries
Tillis, Lee C. — 30 years
Baughman, Tracy L. — 20 years
Gary, Cindy L. — 20 years