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С��Ƭ��Ƶ was founded to prepare educators, so it is no surprise that it established a focus in higher education administration in its early years of providing graduate-level education.The university awarded its first three doctoral degrees in June 1964, two of which were earned by students in what was then the College of Education. Of those, one graduate studied the characteristics of students at С��Ƭ��Ƶ and its regional campuses – representing С��Ƭ��Ƶ’s first dissertation focused on higher education administration. The 60th anniversary of this achievement was celebrated rec...

The top undergraduate finishers in the С��Ƭ��Ƶ Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition were honored at an awards ceremony on October 25 in the Kiva auditorium.  The 3MT competition, founded at The University of Queensland in 2008, traditionally challenges Ph.D. students with presenting their research to a non-specialist audience within a three-minute timeframe. On October 21 and 22, undergraduate students who participated in the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) presented their research in the same format. Stude...

С��Ƭ��Ƶ at Ashtabula’s annual Giving Tuesday fundraising drive began on Nov. 1, 2024, aimed at supporting the Susan J. Stocker Ashtabula Campus Development Fund toward renovation and improvements to the John W. Zabak Conference Suite – the Blue and Gold, Oak and Lake Rooms – within Susan J. Stocker Hall.For more than 50 years, the Blue & Gold, Oak and Lake Rooms have played an important role in Ashtabula County and the region. This year’s raised funds will support enhancing these spaces, which are vital to the community as hubs for events, meetings and gatherings that fo...

  During the Flashes Trick or Treat on Halloween, С��Ƭ��Ƶ students could roam and find treats on three floors of the Kent Student Center and on the first floor of the University Library. Later, the Flash Activities Board welcomed students to the Boo Bash.    С��Ƭ��Ƶ’s Elvis (President Todd Diacon) joined the fun by handing out treats in The Hub and on Risman Plaza.    Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your С��Ƭ��Ƶ-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future С��Ƭ��Ƶ Today post. Photo...

“I think it’s always important for people to be exposed to different cultures and find an appreciation rather than appropriation.” November is recognized as Native American Heritage Month. It is a time to celebrate, recognize and inform the public about the culture, traditions, histories, art and contributions of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. As a Native American and Black woman, Denia Morris, ’24, former president of the Native American Student Association (NASA), spent the majority of her collegiate career making sure its students, faculty and staff were seen and r...