Success Stories
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students began moving into residence halls on the Kent Campus on Aug. 19, as part of a phased-in process that will continue over five days.
The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø alumni family will grow by nearly 1,300 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 15.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.
Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø police officer.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø President Todd Diacon recently presented six ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø faculty members with the 2020 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition in the faculty member’s discipline.
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Senior Sydney Bihn finds her true calling throughout her time at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and becomes the first female aerospace engineering graduate.
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The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø alumni family will grow by nearly 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement.