Student Life
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Student Brings High-End Fabric to Downtown Kent
When Symone Baskerville came from Chicago to ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ to study fashion design, she realized that living so far from home was not nearly as difficult a transition as living in an area with limited choices of fabrics available for to her to use for her class projects. So she changed that by opening Kent Fabrics.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Trumbull Heads into Competitive Video Game Season
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµThunderbirds kicked off their eSports season this month. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµteam wants you to know the sport is just like any other collegiate sport.
Research Fellowship Award to ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Undergrad Supports Summer Microbiology Research on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Found on Rats
City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Magazine: Empowered by Education
Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ so he can give back to his native country.
Students from Three ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Campuses Participate in the Global Game Jam Held at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Tuscarawas
Nearly 40 students from ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University's Tuscarawas, Stark and Kent campuses recently participated in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s first site for the Global Game Jam (GGJ), a worldwide game-making event where creators gather at 800-plus sites around the world over a weekend to make games based on a single theme over a 48-hour period.
Student Recognized for Going Above and Beyond During an Employee’s Medical Emergency
Quick-thinking, experience and a kind heart describe freshman exploratory major Dylan Elson who took immediate action to help an employee during an apparent medical emergency. He was honored in a surprise ceremony by the Division of Student Affairs and awarded a plaque by Shay Little, Ph.D., vice president of student affairs.
Students Gain Real Experience Helping to Create Latest ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Commercial
Three ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University students gained valuable video production experience by working on a new television commercial produced by the university as part of the new spring campaign.
Senior Journalism Major Meets Chinese Media, Government Leaders on International Reporting Trip
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University School of Journalism and Mass Communication senior Christiana Ford was one of five students nationwide selected to participate in the National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) all-expenses paid reporting trip to China in November 2018.
Campus Kitchen Keeps on Cooking
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµCampus Kitchen at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University is celebrating eight years of making an impact across campus and in the Kent community, annually turning 60,000 pounds of leftover food into 18,000 meals.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Robotics Team Places Third in NASA Robotics Mining Competition
From November 2017 to the day of the competition in May, the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Robotics team spent months preparing for the competition held at the Kennedy Space Center. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµcompetition is designed to mimic the procedure of having a robot on Mars if sent there by NASA. Along with 44 other university teams, the team worked together to design and construct a robot that is fashioned to mine simulated Martian terrain along with the gravel below it.