eInside - Week of June 11, 2018
![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students practice their egaming skills prior to Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s first Esports Tournament, which took place May 5 in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students practice their egaming skills prior to Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s first Esports Tournament, which took place May 5 in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Gaming.jpg?VersionId=ixvfRiip2h2_I0Pi4P4A0ED_9IFrV4Uj&h=e6f36a9c&itok=t-TS-H16)
Hobbyist. Gamer. Fan. Together, all three make up esports, one of the fastest growing industries in the world, and universities are catching on to the subculture.
News Briefs
![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University public relations students placed second nationally for their PR campaign that focused on boosting funding for childhood cancer research. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University public relations students placed second nationally for their PR campaign that focused on boosting funding for childhood cancer research.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Bateman.jpg?VersionId=AgtdPYrZQswOMG9TR0P1AC5._sraLGpV&h=e6f36a9c&itok=UDQSL4T4)
Only 4 percent of federal funding is directed to childhood cancer research, leading to a scarcity of clinical trials advancing treatment.
![A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University graduates is all smiles during the One University Commencement on May 12. A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University graduates is all smiles during the One University Commencement on May 12.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/video-Commencement.jpg?VersionId=INdvNG4LlXYzTTpKZvx.fPyl2Sg08cAb&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ic24xOPC)
Check out highlights from Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s One University Commencement that took place on Saturday, May 12.
![Brandon Davis cultivated his passion for plants when he discovered purpose at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Stark. Brandon Davis cultivated his passion for plants when he discovered purpose at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Stark.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-BrandonDavis.jpg?VersionId=6DFP3JUXAg5.NJ25OJElLCboECDkIRq6&h=e6f36a9c&itok=kMOgSLFH)
Come summertime, Brandon Davis could often be found gardening with his grandmother at her Canton Township home. He learned when to harvest vegetables and how to select flowers that bloom best in full sunlight.
![Ken Ditlevson, director of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, helps Flash, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s mascot, get ready for a welcome event for LGBTQ students on the Kent Campus. Ken Ditlevson, director of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, helps Flash, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s mascot, get ready for a welcome event for LGBTQ students on the Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/LGBTQ%20welcome%202017.jpg?VersionId=a8QA3AqxlQeWB6tivMpXreuIkv7hxZxb&h=e6f36a9c&itok=0pBWd1aT)
Ken Ditlevson, director of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, has been at the university for four years, giving back to a community that once saved his life.
![Jennifer N. McDonough Jennifer N. McDonough](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_1200/public/article_thumbnail/McDonough%20Jennifer.jpg?VersionId=vQHnChAyhYfhJHVxMP39VesEnQ99ERQI&itok=JRYEDr8R)
Familiar Face
jennifer N. mcdonough
Associate Vice President
Academic Affairs Operations and Administration
Kent Campus
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