Community Impact
Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections.
IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats
Second-year nursing students at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun for All Ages
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumni Charity Props-4-Paws Raises Funds For Local Animal Shelters
At the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Airport, two alumni are proving that the sky's not the limit when it comes to helping animals in need.
IN A FLASH: Undergraduate Researchers Visit Kent
51³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomed undergraduate researchers from our university, Cleveland State University and the University of Akron to the Kent Campus for the 19th annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride
Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.
Ohio Butterfly Monitoring Offers Insights Into Broader Ecological Trends
A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-driven insect surveys in North America. Experts from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Department of Biological Sciences are working to interpret 20-plus years’ worth of data and convey what it means for environmental conservation.
Dozens of Wick Award Winners to Return for 40th Anniversary
The celebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.
Fulbright Scholars at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø for American Higher Education Immersion
For the past month, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.
IN A FLASH: Future Nurses Visit Campus
This summer, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's College of Nursing welcomed high school students participating in the University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy program to campus for a tour and hands-on practice in our simulation labs.