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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec.
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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's nonessential offices will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, through Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Normal business operations will resume Monday, Jan. 4, 2016.
Faculty and staff, the Division of Human Resources has prepared a…
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s new, shared vision for a dynamic future received endorsement from the Board of Trustees as it approved the Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and a six-year state capital-spending plan during its Dec. 8, 2015, meeting.
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Scholar of the Month
Danielle Sarver Coombs
Associate Professor
College of Communication and Information
2007-present
Danielle Sarver Coombs is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the College of Communication and Information. Her…
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The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø community welcomes Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor John Carey. Carey will visit ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Carey will meet with ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø President Beverly Warren and discuss how the university is working with the Department of…
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The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø community gave generously on Giving Tuesday this Dec. 1, far exceeding expectations. As promised, President Beverly Warren personally matched $25,000 in a gift to the Distinctive ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Fund, a fund that will support the university’s five priorities…
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø is one of 17 colleges and universities nationwide being honored by University Business magazine, a leading publication for senior managers at colleges and unive
The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Tuesday, Dec. 8. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2 p.m. in the Community Room, third floor of Akron Children’s Hospital, which is located at 215 West Bowery St., Akron, Ohio.
Trustees…
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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Fraternity and Sorority Life recently hosted Songfest, its largest annual philanthropic event. After totaling ticket sales, fundraising efforts and some last-minute donations, the Greek community was able to raise $56,500 for the King Kennedy Community…
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Happy Thanksgiving! Watch this video to find out what members of the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø community, including President Beverly Warren, are thankful for this year.