Student Life
Many people travel for relaxation, some travel for work, but Erica Dovin traveled to help give the gift of hearing to impaired children. Ms. Dovin, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, received a rare opportunity to travel to Honduras to provide much needed assistance while gaining valuable experience at the same time.
When Symone Baskerville came from Chicago to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ to study fashion design, she realized that living so far from home was not nearly as difficult a transition as living in an area with limited choices of fabrics available for to her to use for her class projects. So she changed that by opening Kent Fabrics.
The Thunderbirds kicked off their eSports season this month. The team wants you to know the sport is just like any other collegiate sport.
City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.
Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ so he can give back to his native country.
Nearly 40 students from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's Tuscarawas, Stark and Kent campuses recently participated in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s first site for the Global Game Jam (GGJ), a worldwide game-making event where creators gather at 800-plus sites around the world over a weekend to make games based on a single theme over a 48-hour period.
Quick-thinking, experience and a kind heart describe freshman exploratory major Dylan Elson who took immediate action to help an employee during an apparent medical emergency. He was honored in a surprise ceremony by the Division of Student Affairs and awarded a plaque by Shay Little, Ph.D., vice president of student affairs.
Three Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students gained valuable video production experience by working on a new television commercial produced by the university as part of the new spring campaign.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University School of Journalism and Mass Communication senior Christiana Ford was one of five students nationwide selected to participate in the National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) all-expenses paid reporting trip to China in November 2018.
The Campus Kitchen at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University is celebrating eight years of making an impact across campus and in the Kent community, annually turning 60,000 pounds of leftover food into 18,000 meals.