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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Mock Trial Team recently competed in the Regional Mock Trial Association Competition held at the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse in Columbus. С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s team is made up of students from the Kent Campus, including sophomores, juniors and seniors, who are majoring in a variety of programs such as marketing, paralegal studies, criminology and justice.
When most people think of varsity or club-level sports programs on college campuses, names like Overwatch, Hearthstone, League of Legends and Rocket League are not normally mentioned. But at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ, these popular game titles are the new electronic landscape for a varsity sports program that launched in fall 2018 at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ.
When business administration major Deneen Penn started her college career at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ at Trumbull, she had no plans to become Miss Ohio USA 2018 or to launch her own honey business. By her senior year, however, she had accomplished both.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Community Engaged Learning Initiative selected the Walls Community Garden for its Outstanding New Service Initiative award. The garden was selected for the award for understanding the needs of the community and making a positive impact on С»ÆƬÊÓƵ, Walls Elementary School, where the garden is located, and the city of Kent.
Jacob Thompson, a С»ÆƬÊÓƵ sophomore aeronautics and engineering major, was braving the harsh February winds during his regular commute back to the Kent Campus from his Coast Guard drill training in Port Clinton, Ohio, when tragedy struck a semi and Mr. Thompson sprang into action.
Each semester, PNC recognizes two outstanding С»ÆƬÊÓƵ students as PNC Achievers. These students exemplify excellence in the classroom, in the community, and in student leadership and development.
Kristen Brett, a fourth year student in С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's College of Podiatric Medicine, has been elected president of the American Podiatric Medical Students' Association (APMSA).
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ nursing major Christina Hansen grew up just outside of Cleveland in Mentor, Ohio, so the idea of remaining in northeast Ohio after graduation has always appealed to her.
The Student Nurses Association is putting its best foot forward, hoping to promote healthy lifestyles in the Mahoning Valley with the new program at the Niles Wellness Center, which encourages members to talk and ask questions about health and activity.
Sydney Bihn is on track to be the first female graduate of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s aerospace engineering program, and now, she has been selected as one of only 38 women to be a Brooke Owens Fellow.
Many people travel for relaxation, some travel for work, but Erica Dovin traveled to help give the gift of hearing to impaired children. Ms. Dovin, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, received a rare opportunity to travel to Honduras to provide much needed assistance while gaining valuable experience at the same time.
When Symone Baskerville came from Chicago to С»ÆƬÊÓƵ to study fashion design, she realized that living so far from home was not nearly as difficult a transition as living in an area with limited choices of fabrics available for to her to use for her class projects. So she changed that by opening Kent Fabrics.
The Thunderbirds kicked off their eSports season this month. The team wants you to know the sport is just like any other collegiate sport.
City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.
Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ so he can give back to his native country.
Nearly 40 students from С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Tuscarawas, Stark and Kent campuses recently participated in С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s first site for the Global Game Jam (GGJ), a worldwide game-making event where creators gather at 800-plus sites around the world over a weekend to make games based on a single theme over a 48-hour period.
Quick-thinking, experience and a kind heart describe freshman exploratory major Dylan Elson who took immediate action to help an employee during an apparent medical emergency. He was honored in a surprise ceremony by the Division of Student Affairs and awarded a plaque by Shay Little, Ph.D., vice president of student affairs.
Three С»ÆƬÊÓƵ students gained valuable video production experience by working on a new television commercial produced by the university as part of the new spring campaign.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ School of Journalism and Mass Communication senior Christiana Ford was one of five students nationwide selected to participate in the National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) all-expenses paid reporting trip to China in November 2018.
The Campus Kitchen at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ is celebrating eight years of making an impact across campus and in the Kent community, annually turning 60,000 pounds of leftover food into 18,000 meals.