University News
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees approved the establishment and registration of a Community Benefit Company in Rwanda, Africa, during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 25. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has realized an immediate need to establish a private limited company, designated as a not-for-profit Community Benefit Company, that can serve as a strategic starting point for engaging in the African continent’s expanding higher education market.
Most people who have spent time on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s campus in Kent, Ohio, recognize the name Risman. It is connected to the popular Risman Plaza and Risman Drive, but they may not realize that for the Risman family, educating and supporting students has been a family affair for almost 40 years.
When recent Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Chazzlyn Jackson started her journey at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ in 2018, she had planned to major in fashion until a mentor with Kupita/Transiciones (K/T) cultural orientation program helped her tap into her leadership abilities and passion for social justice issues. The advice played a pivotal role for Jackson, who stepped into leadership roles and anti-racism advocacy and has not looked back.
During °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s spring 2022 commencement on May 14, Jameson Payne will earn his bachelor’s degree in integrative studies with concentrations in physics and political science. Benjamin Wales-McGrath will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology at the age of 18.
After a 21-year absence, Chagrin Falls resident James Reinart will be crossing the stage at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s spring commencement ceremonies on May 14, 2022, to become a Golden Flash alumnus.
When she receives her doctorate degree in cellular biology on May 14, Amber Rose Titus will enter an exclusive group: She will become one of just seven °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ graduates to earn her doctorate at the age of 25 or younger.
The horrific images of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, motivated °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ officials to reach out to help. Their thoughts immediately turned to Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and its School of Architecture and Design, with which °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been cultivating a relationship for the past several years.
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumni family will grow by more than 5,000 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Spring Class of 2022 will be recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies on May 12-14 and May 20 and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on May 15.
The protected prairie surrounding °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season.