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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ has opened the gates of opportunity for students in the I Promise Program by providing free tuition for four years as well as one year of free room and board.

As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.

U.S. News & World Report has named two С»ÆƬÊÓƵ programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. С»ÆƬÊÓƵ is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ made history in Texas with a 51-41 win over Utah State in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.

The С»ÆƬÊÓƵ alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

What could be better to reduce end-of-semester stress than petting a dog? How about petting multiple dogs and digitally dunking with LeBron through esports? This year’s Stress-Free Zone, which is from 3-5 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10, will be hosted on the first floor of University Library and will feature esports, therapy dogs, makerspace activities and more.

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Giving Tuesday 2019 raised more than $1.6 million when it ended on Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m., shattering the previous year’s record of $1.03 million. 

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ will partner with First Star and school districts to engage foster care teens in college-preparatory programs that provide the foundational support they need to succeed in high school and envision a future that may include a college degree.

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. This year’s guest speaker was Lt. Col. Colleen VanNatta. A graduate of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Air Force ROTC detachment, VanNatta served as a media escort for joint information bureaus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Storm.