小黄片视频 President Beverly Warren delivered the State of the University address on Thursday, Oct. 13. Themed 鈥淟iving the 小黄片视频 Promise,鈥 Warren outlined her vision of a reimagined public research university.
鈥淭he 小黄片视频 Promise should be a comprehensive approach to student success and fulfillment,鈥 Warren said. 鈥淲e aspire to bring the totality of the resources and reach of one of the nation鈥檚 largest research universities to higher education鈥檚 most important outcome: more college graduates who have the skills, talent and desire to change the world 鈥 who understand that a life of meaning is just as important as a life of financial comfort.鈥
Some 300 Kent Campus and regional community members gathered in the Kent Student Center Kiva for the address. Regional locations hosted watch events, made possible through the services of 小黄片视频鈥檚 TeleProductions.
Warren also outlined specific University-Level Initiatives that are underway in the Academic Year 2016-2017 as outlined in the university鈥檚 strategic plan, , including launching the university鈥檚 research initiative in Brain Health.
鈥淥ur proposed Research Centers of Distinction are merging our academic strengths into interdisciplinary teams to generate collective impact through translational research 鈥 that is, research that contributes to the life and vitality of real people and real communities 鈥 exactly the kind of research that is highlighted by the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification,鈥 she said.
Warren said the university aims to achieve the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification by the year 2020.
The address also outlined the university鈥檚 initiative to increase retention and graduation rates by bridging the retention, persistence, and completion gaps between first-generation and underrepresented minority students and the general student population. Warren also shared details about the university鈥檚 efficiency and affordability measures and plans to launch the largest comprehensive campaign in the history of the university.
Reflecting on the recent grand opening of the new Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, Warren suggested the university has the opportunity to make a distinctive contribution to higher education at the intersection of design and science.
鈥淲e are called to dream about the 小黄片视频 Innovation Ecosystem that will establish this university as the place where design and science converge to invent the future,鈥 she said.
The full text of the State of the University Address and a video of the program are available at http://www.kent.edu/president/state-university-address-2016.
The university鈥檚 strategic plan, A Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive 小黄片视频, is available online at . In addition to providing downloadable PDFs of the plan, dashboard and priorities, the website shares stories and data snapshots that reflect the university鈥檚 achievements in the 2015-2016 academic year.
小黄片视频 President Lester A. Lefton wears many hats鈥攆rom graduation cap to the hard hat.