Students First
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Board of Trustees approved a revised tuition rate for students enrolled at the university’s College of Podiatric Medicine at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Rockwell Hall on the Kent Campus.
Thanks to a nearly eight-year effort of various Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University administrators, Ohio students enrolled in the university’s College of Podiatric Medicine will see a significant reduction in tuition on their next semester’s bill and will graduate with less debt.
More students have made the commitment to seek a degree from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University and launch their futures as a Golden Flash. The university is celebrating the rise in Kent Campus enrollment for the first time in 10 years along with another strong freshman class and improved retention rates on both the Kent and Regional Campuses.
When she signed up for the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University senior Emily Spencer, thought it would be a good training ground for humanitarian work she hopes to perform in the future. When she returned from the three-week course, she felt significantly changed.
In this post-pandemic world, remote work is one element that has hung on, but there are mixed emotions about it. Employees tend to like it, but some employers have concerns. Two professors who do research in this space weigh in on this discussion.
Large numbers of international graduate students are boosting enrollment of both international students and graduate students.
Parenting students have an entirely different experience on campus. Financial concerns, scheduling and access to childcare are just some of the issues parents on campus have to contend with. Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services is providing a new resource for parenting students who are unable to leave their kids at home to study.
With midterm elections coming up Nov. 7 and the 2024 presidential election season in full swing, the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University community is going to be inundated with political advertisements across print, radio, television and social media. Learning how to research issues and candidates and evaluate the information will be helpful to everyone this voting season.
Aliens have landed at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Tuscarawas. The campus unveiled a computer lab with 24 new Alienware computers for the fall semester of 2023. Students studying engineering technology and/or animation game design at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Tuscarawas are able to use these high-end computers to draft images and create code.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University journeys.