University News
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees approved an addition to the Aeronautics and Engineering Building, home of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering that opened in spring 2015, during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, June 23.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ President Todd Diacon announced a massive, first-of-its-kind new student aid program that focuses on getting even more °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Golden Flashes to graduation, and beyond.
Juneteenth Jubilee will include vendors, a live DJ, dancing and mingling with those in the Kent community.
Guacamole and chips are frequently on the menu of social gatherings for many °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students, staff and faculty. However, President Todd Diacon says that the delicious creamy dip also holds a life lesson about expanding our worldview.
While most 18-year-olds are finishing up their high school requirements for graduation and making plans to attend college or applying for jobs, a few exceptional students like Benjamin Mudrak are simply way ahead of their peers in their academic pursuits.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In March 2015, Nick Pizzi hit rock bottom. After receiving his third DUI, he decided to stop drinking. But unfortunately, it was too late. Four months later, before his daughter’s eighth birthday, Pizzi was sentenced to one year in the Ashtabula County jail, where his life would change forever for the positive. On May 14, 2021, he will pick up his bachelor's degree diploma during the 72nd Commencement Ceremony at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ at Ashtabula.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students wearing graduation caps and gowns will once again grace the campus as °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ celebrates its newest graduates and marks the return of in-person commencement ceremonies for the first time since December 2019.