University News
The horrific images of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, motivated Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University officials to reach out to help. Their thoughts immediately turned to Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and its School of Architecture and Design, with which Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been cultivating a relationship for the past several years.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University alumni family will grow by more than 5,000 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Spring Class of 2022 will be recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies on May 12-14 and May 20 and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on May 15.
The protected prairie surrounding Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season.
Leadership roles in the Interfraternity Council and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity served as preparation for Dylan Mace's service on the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Board of Trustees when Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed him in July 2020. Mace’s two-year term, in which he served as a member of the Board’s Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee and the Finance and Administration Committee, will expire May 16, 2022.
As key supporters and organizers of the May 4 Candlelight Walk and Vigil, Michael and Kendra Pacifico say the event is the time when people can put their politics aside to honor those who died and were wounded on May 4, 1970.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students during an anti-war protest.
Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s messengers, the staff at University Communications and Marketing (UCM), have helped the university be recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for its work throughout 2020 and 2021. The last two years were filled with major events across campus and around the world. UCM was tasked with continuously updating students, faculty and staff on the constantly evolving landscape. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCM was challenged to create a campaign to help the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ community manage these tough times together.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Board of Trustees recently approved the naming of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation Entrepreneurship Suite, a space that includes the LaunchNET offices, the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab and surrounding areas within the Design Innovation (DI) Hub.
Michelle Corvette is the new assistant director of Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The CTL’s mission is to enrich student's lives by supporting faculty members with evidence-based, student-focused and innovative teaching and learning measures. Corvette is excited about providing support to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ faculty across all of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ campuses. Learn more about Corvette and the CTL as she answers these 10 questions.
A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.