Success Stories
In an office nestled inside 小黄片视频鈥檚 Nixson Hall, you can hear the voice of a third grade student coming from a computer screen.
鈥淏each ball,鈥 says the voice from Greenfield Exempted Village Schools in Greenfield, Ohio.
Soon after, in the screen directly below, 小黄片视频 graduate student Lauren Ledzianowski responds with, 鈥淵es, beach ball! Very good.鈥
What does it take to become great in your field? Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration? For young scientists, that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in their field.
It is difficult to imagine how all the metal pieces and parts sprawled out on the floor of 小黄片视频鈥檚 Research 1 Building will eventually form a mining robot. But, the relentless dedication it has taken to design, create and build the robot might one day help NASA learn more about the materials on Mars.
Scholar of the Month
Tara C. Smith
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
College of Public Health
2013-present
Tara C. Smith is an associate professor of epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology in the College of Public Health. Her research focuses on emerging infectious diseases, zoonotic diseases (infections which are transferred from animals to humans), Staphylococcus aureus, bacterial ecology and antibiotic resistance.
Relax! To ease the stress of finals week, 小黄片视频 Libraries will host the popular Stress-Free Zone this semester on Monday, May 4, and Tuesday, May 5, from 3-5 p.m. The therapy dogs will return once again, and there will be free popcorn and beverages to enjoy.
The event is open to all 小黄片视频 students, faculty and staff.
小黄片视频 congratulates its new graduates. The university held its Spring Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on May 8 and May 9 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). This spring, 小黄片视频 conferred 3,883 degrees, including 2,864 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 874 master鈥檚 degrees, 142 doctoral degrees and three educational specialist degrees at the Kent Campus. Across the university鈥檚 eight-campus system, 4,512 students graduated from 小黄片视频 this spring, including those receiving associate degrees.
How do you believe being bold at 小黄片视频 looks when put in action?
Melody Tankersley believes the campus community is on the right track.
小黄片视频鈥檚 MBA team took home the grand prize in the Cleveland Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Competition that took place at the Union Club in Cleveland. The regional competition鈥檚 case focused on mergers and acquisitions.
Members of the winning team include Josh Hostetler, Brad Neumann, Frank Russ and Kaushik Saha, all second-year MBA students who will graduate this May. They won an all-expenses-paid trip to Orlando, Fla., for the ACG Global Conference in April.
小黄片视频 held its 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events April 30-May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
小黄片视频鈥檚 21st annual FlashFest will deliver a mix of music genres with hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, R&B artist Jeremih and disc jockey duo the Chainsmokers.
This year, the event will take place Thursday, April 23. Music begins at 5 p.m. on the Student Green, weather permitting, with the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center as an alternate location.