University News

IN A FLASH: Paint It Pink!
While celebrating their 10th anniversary on campus with Her Week and a schedule of events, student organization Her Campus ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø lit the University Library in pink from April 9-13.

President Diacon Talks About the Capital Budget and ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Core Values
"Talking with Todd" focuses on the state capital budget and ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's core values.

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn
The protected prairie surrounding ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Monday, April 15, between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon, to allow for new growth during the summer season.

University’s Challenges and Strengths in Focus in Statehouse Hearing
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø President Todd Diacon focused on the benefits to Ohio from state support of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø during his April 10 presentation before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee in Columbus, Ohio.

Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting “Developing and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍøâ€ as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory
For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art
An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Wick Poetry Center.

Adding AI to Cheating and Plagiarism Policy
Artificial intelligence is a reality for many industries and individuals. We use it for fun, in business and in the classroom. The question of how to use it appropriately drove some new revisions to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s administrative policies.

IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day
Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.
Flash of Darkness: ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun
It was a party 218 years in the making.
The thousands of people who came to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.