Community Impact
Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride
Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.
Ohio Butterfly Monitoring Offers Insights Into Broader Ecological Trends
A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµstudy, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-driven insect surveys in North America. Experts from ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s Department of Biological Sciences are working to interpret 20-plus years’ worth of data and convey what it means for environmental conservation.
Dozens of Wick Award Winners to Return for 40th Anniversary
¾«¶«Ó°Òµcelebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.
Fulbright Scholars at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ for American Higher Education Immersion
For the past month, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµgroup, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.
IN A FLASH: Future Nurses Visit Campus
This summer, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's College of Nursing welcomed high school students participating in the University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy program to campus for a tour and hands-on practice in our simulation labs.
IN A FLASH: Their First White Coats
¾«¶«Ó°Òµwhite coat at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s College of Podiatric Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony is presented as a reminder of the professionalism required by students, in their studies at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ and later as they become podiatric physicians.
IN A FLASH: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ
When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center.
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµDogs Have Their Day on Campus
Each August, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ welcomes alumni and their canine companions to campus for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the "Dog Days of Summer."
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Athletics Service Trip to Africa Sparks Shoe Drive for Children
After spending time on an athletics service trip to Rwanda in January, recent ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University graduate and women’s soccer team member Callie Jean Cunningham felt compelled to act.
IN A FLASH: Hiking and Learning
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµEarth Day celebration at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University at Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center included a guided, woodland hike around the campus.