Global Reach
While there are fewer students on campus during summer break, the Kent Campus is still alive with energy and aspirations. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University International Admissions celebrated the spirit of summer in Kent with inspiring words and beautiful images that welcome their international students to campus.
Most people know the Palace of Versailles as a popular French tourist destination. For Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s vice president for global education, Versailles is where he serves on the Scientific Committee of its Research Center, helping to shepherd art history research on a global scale.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s international student-athletes make an extraordinary commitment to leave their countries to study and train so far away from home.
For journalism student Della Fowler, a chance opportunity to report on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University gymnastics sparked a passion that has led her all the way to covering the Olympics.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University celebrates its ninth American Academy commencement in Brazil, with 20 students participating. The program offers Brazilian students a unique opportunity to earn dual credits and explore majors before choosing to complete their degrees in the U.S. or Brazil.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ staffers travel the globe to share all that's great about our university and recently traveled to Pakistan to meet with high school students and counselors.
When representatives from the Royal Thai Embassy visited Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Kent Campus, they toured nursing labs and met with students who have received scholarships through the embassy.
A group of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ International Admissions’ Spring International Talent and Fashion Show celebrates cultural diversity.
Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment.