Community Impact

Late 精东影业 Professor鈥檚 Legacy Lives On Through Oral History By Students
精东影业late Kirk Mangus was an art professor at 精东影业 University renowned for his ceramic art, sculpture, drawings, paintings and murals.

Anti-Racism Conference Puts University Under Lens to Identify Racism and Improve Culture
精东影业 University鈥檚 inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

'Genuine Trust Leads to Strong Bonds'
Alumna Jessica Hudson, the new president of the Summa Foundation and chief development officer for Summa Health, answers five questions with 精东影业 Today about her new role.

What A Celebration! Homecoming Brings Golden Flashes Together
精东影业精东影业 University Golden Flashes family was marking milestones and making memories at Homecoming 2022, held Saturday, Oct. 1. 精东影业 alumni, students, parents, employees and community members donned their blue-and-gold gear and reunited for one of the university鈥檚 long-standing traditions.

Gov. DeWine Declares October Ohio Employee Ownership Month With Proclamation Recognizing OEOC at 精东影业
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently issued a joint proclamation recognizing the impact that employee-owned companies have on Ohio鈥檚 economy as well as the work of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) based at 精东影业 University, which requested the proclamation. 精东影业OEOC has served as a nonprofit outreach center providing support, resources and assistance to businesses since 1987.

Family鈥檚 New Book Raises Awareness for Birthmarks
EHHS alumnus Erica Maxwell and her teenage daughter, Jessica Alexander, visited the Child Development Center to read from their newly published book, 鈥淏eauty With a Birthmark.鈥

精东影业 Celebrates Milestones and Memories at This Year鈥檚 Homecoming
It鈥檚 time to wear blue and gold as the 精东影业 University Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. 精东影业 will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.

Second Annual Banned Books Read-In Highlights Freedom of Speech
It may surprise you to learn that 鈥淐aptain Underpants,鈥 鈥淔rankenstein,鈥 鈥 精东影业Great Gatsby,鈥 鈥淗unger Games鈥 and 鈥 精东影业Perks of Being a Wallflower鈥 are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.

精东影业鈥檚 Hometown Named One of the Best by Ohio Magazine
Members of the 精东影业 University community can take great pride in their university鈥檚 hometown. 精东影业city of Kent has been selected by Ohio Magazine as a 2022-2023 Best Hometown. 精东影业Best Hometown honor recognizes Kent as a great place to live, work and visit.

Flowers and Foliage Sprouting Wellness and Joy
Nearly 40 people from the 精东影业 community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the 鈥淲alk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage鈥 event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew.