Student Life
![Winemaker Edward Trebets has been hired by ɫҹ University at Ashtabula to lead its wine degree programs. Winemaker Edward Trebets has been hired by ɫҹ University at Ashtabula to lead its wine degree programs.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Photo%20of%20Edward%20Trebets%20-%20horizontal.jpg?VersionId=8QTRPVkr4tkzhPq4ZPDbN.1NGLdIbtZ8&h=94647bf5&itok=B0Jq5ZrG)
ɫҹ University at Ashtabula has hired award-winning winemaker Edward Trebets to lead is wine degree programs.
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Matthew Dougard and Niki Kukwa never met, but they made a connection high above the clouds, drawn together by the will to fight and a passion to fly.
![ɫҹ graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti) ɫҹ graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/07.28.16-photo---winning-team-with-cup---photo-credit-Ida-Cellitti-web.jpg?VersionId=OCoRGV7xvlJwJqJv1XB25njy.FlOP6B6&h=ec98a0f6&itok=rSk3PcMT)
Four ɫҹ University graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference.
![ɫҹ alumnus Josh Cribbs was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns in 2005 where he played for eight seasons, making the Pro Bowl in 2007, 2009 and 2012. (Photo credit: Nick Cammett) ɫҹ alumnus Josh Cribbs was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns in 2005 where he played for eight seasons, making the Pro Bowl in 2007, 2009 and 2012. (Photo credit: Nick Cammett)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/08.01.16%20Photo%20of%20Josh%20Cribbs%2C%20Cleveland%20Browns%20-%20photo%20credit%20Nick%20Cammett.jpg?VersionId=wzxne8D.QHOfpubv.pCbCOZImKnCW35f&h=d08f423e&itok=s9XFqBCp)
University hosts its annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1.
![Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate and international programs and Bridgestone Chair in International Marketing in ɫҹ University’s College of Business Administration, has been named to the Startup Officers Leadership Council. Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate and international programs and Bridgestone Chair in International Marketing in ɫҹ University’s College of Business Administration, has been named to the Startup Officers Leadership Council.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/07.27.16%20Photo%20of%20Bob%20Hisrich_1.jpg?VersionId=pC2rDER8eAq4li_WubX5Zu3grk_hGnFc&h=f34585e2&itok=e0LKjRPH)
Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D., joins new, invitation-only group launched by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2).
![ɫҹ University at Ashtabula employees stay active during a lunch break on the campus. ɫҹ University at Ashtabula employees stay active during a lunch break on the campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/07.25.16%20Photo%20from%20On%20the%20Move%20competition.jpg?VersionId=XC.DnXuPWYpg.oWpTyDvnCNjxEtzS2aF&h=6f3f9175&itok=K8YCzfj8)
Faculty and staff participation in national “On the Move” challenge earns university designation.
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A Lincoln Center display of costume and set designs inspired by Mozart’s "The Magic Flute" was organized in collaboration with the ɫҹ University Museum and will soon be on its way to the Kent Campus.
![ɫҹ University alumna Lindsay Simon and Paul Schwensen are ready to put on their dancing shoes in Porthouse Theatre’s high-energy production of “Footloose.” ɫҹ University alumna Lindsay Simon and Paul Schwensen are ready to put on their dancing shoes in Porthouse Theatre’s high-energy production of “Footloose.”](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Footloose.jpg?VersionId=9ynOoogCOodN_QODnNsm9m8zWfMHUt_J&h=19f14c2c&itok=kbMbmbPP)
Porthouse Theatre, ɫҹ University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, concludes its 48th season with “Footloose.”
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If you go for a swim at some Ohio public beaches, you might want to rise off the lake water and sand before you leave.
![Yanhai Du, Ph.D. (center), assistant professor in ɫҹ University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, teaches students about fuel cell technology. Yanhai Du, Ph.D. (center), assistant professor in ɫҹ University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, teaches students about fuel cell technology.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/07.18.16%20Photo%20of%20Yanhai%20Du%20and%20Kent%20State%20students%20-%20Great%20Colleges%20to%20Work%20For.jpg?VersionId=OUuy.mdZltFdOjoTJpAt82btxOJR5r97&h=74f43262&itok=Eyf6BLvg)
ɫҹ is the only college in Ohio named to the prestigious list.