Student Life
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday.
President Todd Diacon welcomed the Class of 2027 during a colorful and festive Convocation celebration, encouraging students to embrace the spirit of the university’s core values. A relatively new tradition on the Kent Campus, Convocation not only serves to get students excited for the start of their academic careers at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ but also to introduce the students to the deans and faculty for each of the university’s colleges.
Senior Delonte Goodman spent the summer working under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D., professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute and graduate student Alex Adaka conducting dielectric measurements for ferronematic liquid crystals.
For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Kent Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.
Move-in days create excitement and emotion in everyone on campus, ahead of the start of fall classes next week.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Office of Admissions is seeing its hard work, creativity and strategic planning pay off by way of increased engagement and an elevated level of interest in the university.
As Ohio’s Aug. 8 special election approaches, it’s important for students to know that polling places across the state will only accept a valid photo ID, such as an Ohio driver’s license, to vote.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ graduate Erik Gomez, who earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in May, spoke at Spring Commencement about his journey as a first-generation Latino-American student.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.