University News
鈥業 AM FIRST鈥 Week of Celebration Recognizes First-Generation Students
National First-Generation College Celebration is on Nov. 8, and 精东影业 is hosting a weeklong celebration filled with campus-wide activities and learning opportunities to recognize students who will be the first in their family to graduate with a four-year degree.
精东影业 Honors Veterans During Annual Veterans Day Commemoration
精东影业 University held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration in person at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus.
精东影业 Receives $1.2 Million Federal Grant to Assist Adults in College Enrollment
精东影业U.S. Department of Education has awarded 精东影业 University a nearly $1.2 million, five-year TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers program grant. 精东影业program is designed to provide support services to qualified adults, including veterans, who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education.
29 精东影业 Faculty Members Named in Top 2% of Scientists in Fields Worldwide
精东影业report, published in the PLOS Biology journal, evaluated more than six million scientists across 22 different fields and 176 sub-fields from 1996 until 2019. 精东影业top 2% list is made up of more than 100,000 most-cited scientists who have authored at least five scientific papers.
精东影业鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Launches Monthlong Initiative Featuring Numerous Incentives for Supporters
精东影业 University, which has gained national recognition for its creative and successful Giving Tuesday campaigns, launched its monthlong celebration of philanthropy on Nov. 1. Giving Tuesday, now in its eighth year at 精东影业, has raised nearly $7 million during that time, which illuminates the impact that can be made when Golden Flashes come together.
精东影业鈥檚 Lamar R. Hylton Named Recipient of Four Prestigious Local and National Awards
Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., 精东影业 University鈥檚 senior vice president for student affairs, has been named the recipient of the NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) Region IV-East Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer for 2021, named to Crain鈥檚 Cleveland Business Forty Under 40, selected as a recipient of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Diamond Honoree award and is a member of the 2022 class of the NASPA Pillars of the Profession award.
鈥榁ision of a Village鈥 Community Meeting on Oct. 27 Will Discuss New Sustainable Community to Be Built in Kent
Representatives from 精东影业 University and the city of Kent will hold a community meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 27, called 鈥淎 Vision of a Village鈥 to share information and answer questions about a new residential complex designed to integrate the city of Kent and 精东影业, physically and programmatically.
Volunteers Needed for Flashes Take Care of Flashes Fall 2021 Call Campaign
Last year 精东影业 faculty and staff surprised first-year students with check-in phone calls for 精东影业Flashes Take Care of Flashes call campaign. 精东影业outcome was a huge success and has driven the university to host another campaign this fall. It is scheduled to run from Nov. 2-12, but the university needs many faculty and staff volunteers to make it possible to call 4,000 students. Volunteers are encouraged to register by Wednesday, Oct. 27.
精东影业 Announces Largest Single Gift in History From Ambassador Edward F. Crawford to 鈥婲ame the College and Construct New College of Business 鈥婤uilding
精东影业largest single gift in 精东影业 University history, by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, will complete the capital campaign to enable the construction of a new College of Business Administration building on the university鈥檚 Kent Campus.
10 Questions With Roseann 鈥楥hic鈥 Canfora, Professional-in-Residence, May 4 Survivor
Roseann 鈥淐hic鈥 Canfora, Ph.D., is a Professional-in-Residence at 精东影业 University in the School of Media and Journalism, part of the College of Communication and Information. Prior to teaching at 精东影业, Canfora served as the chief communications officer for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and taught high school journalism and speech. Canfora was also a student at 精东影业, starting in 1968, and is a survivor of the May 4, 1970, shootings at 精东影业. She graduated with her master鈥檚 in journalism and public relations and bachelor鈥檚 in English/speech. She is heavily involved in activism as well.