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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Todd Diacon announced a massive, first-of-its-kind new student aid program that focuses on getting even more Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Golden Flashes to graduation, and beyond.

The Student Multicultural Center Hosts Juneteenth Jubilee

Juneteenth Jubilee will include vendors, a live DJ, dancing and mingling with those in the Kent community.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ President Todd Diacon Speaks On The Centennial Court Green

Guacamole and chips are frequently on the menu of social gatherings for many Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students, staff and faculty. However, President Todd Diacon says that the delicious creamy dip also holds a life lesson about expanding our worldview.

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While most 18-year-olds are finishing up their high school requirements for graduation and making plans to attend college or applying for jobs, a few exceptional students like Benjamin Mudrak are simply way ahead of their peers in their academic pursuits.

Downtown Kent Businesses Helped Support University Employees During Pandemic

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In March 2015, Nick Pizzi hit rock bottom. After receiving his third DUI, he decided to stop drinking. But unfortunately, it was too late. Four months later, before his daughter’s eighth birthday, Pizzi was sentenced to one year in the Ashtabula County jail, where his life would change forever for the positive. On May 14, 2021, he will pick up his bachelor's degree diploma during the 72nd Commencement Ceremony at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Ashtabula.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ graduate student is covered in confetti during the university’s Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony.

Students wearing graduation caps and gowns will once again grace the campus as Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University celebrates its newest graduates and marks the return of in-person commencement ceremonies for the first time since December 2019.

Alan Canfora (left), one of the nine Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students wounded on May 4, 1970, gives a tour of the historic May 4 site. Thomas Grace (right), who also was a student wounded on May 4, looks on while Canfora talks.

Members of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.