![Staff and students pose with an airplane at the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport. The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport has been named Airport of the Year by the Ohio Aviation Association. Staff and students pose with an airplane at the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport. The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport has been named Airport of the Year by the Ohio Aviation Association.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Airport1.jpg?VersionId=49QaG_0RlX2pCyE8AB1KJoGijfGjh0V.&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ajUoIJnP)
During its annual conference in Columbus, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport as its Airport of the Year.
News Briefs
![The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Golden Flashes pose with members of the community on the multipurpose court they constructed in Aguacate, Belize. The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Golden Flashes pose with members of the community on the multipurpose court they constructed in Aguacate, Belize.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILE-Belize-Main.jpg?VersionId=4IEvGSzE_h7NlbztEBDPchSMaU_hZubn&h=4a7d1ed4&itok=S2I0CY7s)
Instead of heading home to relax following the conclusion of finals week, a group of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University student-athletes traveled to Aguacate, Belize, for a service project.
![Pictured are participants during the Girls Geared for Engineering Camp at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹. Pictured are participants at the Girls Geared for Engineering Camp at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-Girls-Engineering.jpg?VersionId=Sg9im1lJsArJyKC6YIM1SfYGwwd0zTzL&h=e6f36a9c&itok=vtfjnx1G)
The Girls Geared for Engineering Camp at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University is the result of a partnership between Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology and the Six District Educational Compact.
![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Trumbull sophomore Deneen Penn will compete for the title of Miss Collegiate America 2017. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Trumbull sophomore Deneen Penn will compete for the title of Miss Collegiate America 2017.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-MissCollegiate.jpg?VersionId=_ZM2NhEXzJ3GHobq4Acca_QzfPU.lkKa&h=e6f36a9c&itok=-bnnHyNR)
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Trumbull sophomore Deneen Penn was crowned Miss Ohio Collegiate America 2017 and now advances to compete for the title of Miss Collegiate America in Little Rock, Arkansas.
![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty served as scenic designer for the stage production of Family Ties.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-FamilyTies.jpg?VersionId=3prmYjj2pCPJ9dxyAPOVo_0hFjhNsVmq&h=e6f36a9c&itok=vIFIZdr4)
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty helped to bring a beloved 1980s television series to the stage in the Human Race Theatre Company's world premiere production of Family Ties.
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Employee Anniversaries
Mandalari, Mary B. — 40 years
Buckbee, William W. — 35 years
Gabriel, Joel D. — 30 years