51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
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When Kellie Miley graduated from Rootstown High School in 2008, she is the first to admit she was not ready for college. In high school, she barely cracked a book yet managed a 3.2 grade point average (GPA).
Getting by with little effort changed when she started as a freshman at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. By the end of the year, Ms. Miley found herself academically dismissed for poor grades.
Tatyana Ragon has witnessed firsthand the good that can come from a bad situation. Once, she felt broken.
On Friday, Oct. 19, six more names were added to the elite group of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty members who have been awarded the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the University Teaching Council’s Outstanding Teaching Award.
The Center of Pan-African Culture is currently accepting enrollment and seeking new faculty and staff volunteers for the Fulani Institute of Academics and Arts (FIAA), a creative and cultural enrichment institute designed to critically and creatively empower young people to be change agents in their communities and beyond.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva.

Familiar Face
Larrie King
Assistant Professor of Design
School of Visual Communication Design
Kent Campus


This semester, 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, an Ohio Center of Excellence, added a new graduate-level educational experience to its nationally and internationally ranked offerings.
Dear Employees of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Community,
This message serves to provide you with guidance should local, state and/or federal law enforcement visit our university campuses for the purposes of immigration law. As a public institution, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø must comply with all federal laws and directives, including those related to law enforcement activities.
Dear Colleagues:
Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.