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Cartoonist and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alum Tom Batiuk signs a book for Jeff Young at the University Book Store on Nov. 30.

For a half-century, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumnus Tom Batiuk has penned the adventures of the students and staff of the fictional Westview High School, but now, "Funky Winkerbean" is coming to an end. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Today sat down with Batiuk to talk about his life's journey as a comic strip writer.

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What's the Big Idea?

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ President Todd Diacon rides to the College of Aeronautics and Engineering to learn more about research involving birds and aircraft.

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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Farmers Market at the DI Hub

Shop the final °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Farmers’ Market of Fall today at the DI Hub.

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DI and The Tower of Squares by night.

A nighttime view of The Design Innovation Hub and the Tower of Squares sculpture.

Students eat, meet and greet in the Kent Student Center

As students, faculty and staff celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kent Student Center, alumni, who read about the milestone on social media took, time to reminisce about the fun and fond memories they made at the facility.

Rwandan student Alliah Cynthia Teta serves up a traditional stewed chicken dish.

The entry of Team Rwanda and Team Nigeria into the annual cooking contest reflects °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s growing relations in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in new groups of international students on campus. The Rwandan students are part of a group of 12 undergraduates sponsored by the Rwandan government who arrived at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ for the fall semester to pursue degrees.

Bradley Keefer, Ph.D, Associate Professor of History

A war reenactor, a history enthusiast and a 35 years veteran educator. However, the most important thing for Bradley Keefer, associate professor of history at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Ashtabula, is the connections he makes with his students, leading him to earn the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award.

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Students holding a bag of groceries in front of Flashes Fighting Hunger truck

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is always engaged in giving back to the community. In light of the giving season, check out some of the incredible initiatives around campus that help those in need and find out how you can get involved. 

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Vincent and Laura Slomsky with new daughter Madelyn

Vince Slomsky left °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ to be home with his new daughter and recently returned with a new appreciation for paternity leave.