University News
In the spring of 1970, two-time Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
An ecology student testing water in a river. A nursing student assisting a patient. A music student performing onstage. These are just three of the 30 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students featured in the new Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ TV commercial that was developed and produced entirely in-house by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ staff members who are all Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ graduates.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer is pleased to announce the signing of 10-year-old Mary Alice Tryda through Team IMPACT to the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ field hockey team.
The pathway from a two-year college to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University will soon become an easier road to travel for Ohio students, thanks to a grant awarded to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ to collaborate with three Ohio community colleges to streamline the transfer process.
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ pride.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s nationally ranked Flight Technology program, in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, is one of only three nationwide that Delta Air Lines selected this year to become a Delta Propel Partner, a program that creates career opportunities for students studying to be future commercial pilots.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s long-standing relationship with the Tuscarawas County University Branch District to administer the Tuscarawas Campus of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ will continue through June 30, 2030, in a new 10-year agreement approved by the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Board of Trustees.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Alumni Association is proud to announce its 2019 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University has made impressive moves in the rankings in the newly released 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ has climbed three spots, a 3% increase, on the Top Public Schools list. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ is the only Northeast Ohio institution on the Top Public Schools list.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center provides a world-class training ground to help aviation students and future pilots soar to even greater achievements.