All Together Now!
两性色午夜 University held its One University Commencement Ceremony at Dix Stadium on May 13, 2017. The ceremony marked the first time all 两性色午夜 graduates from the eight-campus system were convened and honored together.
Friends and families joined in the group celebration, which featured Academy-Award鈥搘inning actress and author Octavia Spencer as the much-anticipated keynote speaker. See more about the One University Commencement.
Campus Quote
鈥淏eing a scientist is spending a good fraction of your life feeling uncomfortable because you don鈥檛 know if you鈥檙e right or wrong. You don鈥檛 know if what you鈥檙e doing is relevant or not. But that is who we are fundamentally鈥攚e are explorers. Science is the dramatic story of discovery.鈥
鈥Brian Greene, PhD, world-renowned theoretical physicist for his discoveries in string theory, 鈥淭he Drive to Innovate: Stories from the Frontiers of Discovery,鈥 Guest of Honor University Artist/Lecture Series, April 12, 2017
Noteworthy
Scholar Athletes: For the third consecutive year, five 两性色午夜 teams鈥攇ymnastics, volleyball, women鈥檚 basketball, women鈥檚 cross country and women鈥檚 golf鈥攔eceived NCAA Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academic performance, the most by any Mid-American Conference Institution. Softball joined them as APR (Academic Progress Rate) leaders in the conference.
Great Workplace: For the eighth time, 两性色午夜 University was recognized as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥 by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the only college in Ohio named to this prestigious list. Forbes named 两性色午夜 one of America鈥檚 Best Midsize Employers, ranked 170 out of 301. And the Society for Diversity honored 两性色午夜 with its Innovation and Inclusion Leadership Award.
Top Airport: The 两性色午夜 University Airport was designated Airport of the Year by the Ohio Aviation Association, during its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio.
Safe Campus: 两性色午夜 University was ranked #11 Safest College in America, among more than 2,000 four-year colleges and universities, by the National Council for Home Safety and Security.
Clearing the Air
Here鈥檚 what happens when you quit smoking.
SOURCE: American Cancer Society, 鈥淕uide to Quitting Smoking鈥
两性色午夜 became a smoke-free, tobacco-free university on July 1, 2017. Approved last year by the Board of Trustees, the new policy aligns with the university-level initiative to create a healthy campus environment for all employees, students and visitors.
The policy covers all 两性色午夜 campuses, locations and properties, both domestic and international, and applies to all members of the university community: students, employees, volunteers, vendors, visitors and customers鈥攚ho are all encouraged to be good neighbors and not smoke on neighborhood lawns, medians, etc.
All smoking is prohibited, including electronic smoking devices, mod boxes or electronic nicotine delivery systems that create an aerosol or vapor. Also prohibited is the use of nicotine, tobacco-derived or plant-based products and oral tobacco. See www.kent.edu/smoke-free.
Learning to Connect
Hear from Kate Otto, the author of this year's Common Reading book, Everyday Ambassador: Making a Difference by Connection in a Disconnected World.
A Look Back
The five-year process to digitize every printed issue of The Daily 两性色午夜r has been completed.
Live and Learn
Recently rennovated Korb Hall is now home to the LGBTQA living-learning community.
One University Commencement
两性色午夜 brought together graduates from all campuses for the first One University Commencement Ceremony.
Golden Year
两性色午夜's College of Nursing celebrates its 50th year.
Cool Course
Campus and Community Gardens taught by Christopher Post, PhD, associate professor of geography
Notes from the Margins
Sociologist Christopher Dum, PhD, shares an excerpt from his book Exiled in America: Life on the Margins in a Residential Motel.