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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.
June 6th marks National Higher Education Day — a reminder of the transformative power of education and the challenges facing students across the nation.
More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.
Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear's 100-year anniversary celebration of their iconic blimp, three of company's airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has signed an agreement with Tashkent State University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to begin collaboration on a joint master’s degree in economics and other programs, as ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø continues to expand its partnerships throughout Central Asia.
A resilient mindset and an innovative plan for the future helped Jude Carver recover from a competition setback as he looks ahead to Fall Semester 2025.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø International Admissions sends representatives around the world to seek out future Flashes. As part of her travels, Elly Styles, assistant director of International Admissions, met with students in Bogotá, Colombia, to share the opportunities that await them at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø!
As the iconic Goodyear Blimp marks its 100th anniversary, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s connection to aviation history is soaring to new heights. Three alumni of the university’s aeronautics program are among the aviators steering this American icon through its centennial celebration.
The annual Spring Faculty Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival, presented the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø School of Theatre and Dance is a highlight of the Spring Semester.
Mary Kay Cabot's career covering Cleveland sports began with a simple internship at The Plain Dealer while she was a student at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø. More than 40 years later, that internship has led to the highest honor in professional football journalism.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Honors College senior Kendra Dillon is wrapping up her undergraduate career with an impressive list of achievements, research contributions and future plans that have garnered attention well beyond campus.
A ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø fraternity presented its annual car smash in early May to help students de-stress while raising money for cancer research.
What began as a senior capstone project for aerospace engineering students at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has grown into a full-fledged student organization preparing to take flight in a national competition.
A size 15E purple cleat with deep personal meaning now sits on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, part of the newly unveiled Class of 2025 exhibit that includes artifacts from Antonio Gates’ remarkable journey from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø basketball star to NFL legend.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø observes Memorial Day on May 26. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed.
For all of her exemplary work, Theresa Yogi was recently awarded ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Distinguished Advising Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association. Of her 13-year career, Yogi has spent seven-and-a-half years at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Honors College.
A star-studded lineup of scientists returned to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø April 25-26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.
Sarah Spinner Liska, director of the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Museum, has been honored with the inaugural Artist Empowerment Award from Summit ArtSpace, recognizing her outstanding work in expanding access to the arts and championing inclusive creative spaces.
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.
The roster of these current and former faculty assembled for ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's silver anniversary reads like the legend on a campus map, as so many in the 1935 photo had university buildings named for them.