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A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process will serve as the keynote speaker at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, will join the university in celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
According to a recent , 70 percent of employers use social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, to screen and assess candidates during the hiring process.
Summer Advantage is an educational journey based on career exploration, success coaching and academic coursework. Summer Advantage is designed to assist underrepresented students to graduate in four years and envision a path for the future by building a support network of peers and professional staff.
Garrett Holubeck's diagnosis with stage 4 cancer led to him being placed on life support just to keep his heart and lungs working. Beating the odds, the Pittsburgh native completed his long journey of recovery when he crossed the stage Dec. 15 to earn a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology.
A team of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students took first place in the seventh annual Mission: Life international competition on November 12, which took place at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary – or the 35 dog-year anniversary – of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr.
John and Fonda Elliot, donors of the largest gift in ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø history, reflect on their transformational experiences at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and offer advice to current students.
A ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron woman’s collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece.
Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø at Salem, took first place honors at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition.
Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Giving Tuesday 2018 broke the million-dollar mark for the second year in a row.
Eriko Tanaka, Japanese program coordinator and College of Arts and Sciences lecturer, received a 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award.
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan presented ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø nursing major Austin Croft with the Congressional Award Silver Medal on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Mr. Croft, of Akron, Ohio, was recognized at a ceremony that took place at the College of Nursing where he was praised for his dedication to improving himself and his community.
Mark Whitmore Ph.D., an assistant professor of management and information systems at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's College of Business Administration, shared his expertise on how the public comprehends fake news in today’s society with the investment research firm Morningstar.
