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Crawford Hall Nears Completion
Anticipation grows as construction on the new home of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship nears completion. The university's newest and largest building will house innovative, state-of-the-art spaces for learning, collaboration and engaging in valuable, hands on business experiences.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Named Most Affordable Ohio College
In its 2024 Best Colleges analysis of more than 700 four-year colleges, Money ranked ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø as the most affordable college in Ohio.
Accessibility Impresses Parent at Perfect Moment
Julia Keahey, video and digital marketing coordinator for University Housing and Culinary Services, shared a touching story on LinkedIn about "an interaction with a parent that will forever stay with me."
IN A FLASH: Decked Out for DKS
The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Department of Residence Services, University Communications and Marketing and Meijer stores recently teamed up to makeover the model residence hall rooms in Eastway Center.
Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
In 2020, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.
Best of the Best: Melissa Fenn Wins Inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award
Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA).
When a gunman's bullets knocked her down, her professors were there to lift her up
As she prepared to receive her degree, Jillian Saliba reflected on a deeply personal story of surviving a drive-by shooting during winter break of her early years as a Golden Flash. When the trauma took its toll, she leaned on her professors.
IN A FLASH: Cirque du Chem!
A circus came to the Integrated Sciences Building this spring in the form of "Cirque du Chem," presented the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
New Professor Completes His ‘Freshman’ Year
Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.
IN A FLASH: Small Businesses Showcased!
All semester, student entrepreneurs look forward to the Spring Small Business Showcase, from LaunchNET ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.