![Sara Snyder, assistant professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Fashion School, confers with a fashion design student on a project. Sara Snyder, assistant professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Fashion School, confers with a fashion design student on a project.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-fashion.jpg?VersionId=Ow8_RzIPSuDZ5vit12.YFGjugNBs4ING&h=e6f36a9c&itok=UTtDATWf)
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Fashion School has again been recognized in the Business of Fashion’s annual Global Fashion School Rankings.
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![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University employees work out at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University employees work out at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Wellness1.jpg?VersionId=DZz.4aqNisorN84MQiwvhf0e5d2fhth1&h=e6f36a9c&itok=5hmXdmcx)
Obtaining and maintaining work-life balance is no easy task, and that is why Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University offers numerous options in its employee wellness program to help faculty and staff achieve this balance.
![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University mascot Flash and the University of Akron's mascot Zippy share a handshake. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University mascot Flash and the University of Akron's mascot Zippy share a handshake.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-wagonwheel.jpg?VersionId=pH2hblulRRq4dTAhEI.Y6UoGDG81lGEa&h=e6f36a9c&itok=h7IzFohl)
Last February, you saw how Zippy betrayed our beloved Flash. Little did we know that the rivalry goes back much further, at least according to Zippy and Flash. Help us win back the Wagon Wheel by cheering on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Football on Nov. 21 at the University of Akron!
![Pictured (left-right) are Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Trumbull nursing students Kelly Jacops and Kelly Speicher; Marsha LaPolla, director of women’s services at Trumbull Memorial Hospital; and Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Trumbull nursing program lecturers Lynne Walker and Kimberly Depaul. Pictured (left-right) are Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Trumbull nursing students Kelly Jacops and Kelly Speicher; Marsha LaPolla, director of women’s services at Trumbull Memorial Hospital; and Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Trumbull nursing program lecturers Lynne Walker and Kimberly Depaul.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-SleepSafety.jpg?VersionId=Tlca2tOwz15A6Hkd9MQ4ANInELTCO0ab&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ncYqGW6l)
Students and faculty from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Trumbull’s nursing program recently presented Sleep Sacks for newborns at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.
![Diminished Faculties performs at Venice Cafe in downtown Kent. Diminished Faculties performs at Venice Cafe in downtown Kent.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-DiminishedFaculties1.jpg?VersionId=GOH9D_K5cgzBAeFjJ0ZUEB7rBbMhEySZ&h=e6f36a9c&itok=hUqTVk-1)
Twelve years ago, a team of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University faculty members discovered their common hobby of playing instruments at a Department of Psychological Sciences’ event. After that, they created a band that now performs under the name Diminished Faculties.
Familiar Face
oleg d. lavrentovich
Trustees Research Professor
Liquid Crystal Institute® and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program
Kent Campus
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