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Juneteenth Jubilee 2024

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University celebrated Juneteenth on Risman Plaza and the Student Green on June 18 with food, dancing and music. 

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ celebrates Juneteenth.

Music, dancing and food were all part of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s lively commemoration of the Juneteenth National Independence Day federal holiday, celebrating the rich history of Black Americans.

Spring Commencement 2024

Find out what the most popular names were at this year's commencement ceremonies.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ is sending two teams to the Air Race Classic thanks to generous donors

Generous donors have made it possible for Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ to increase its presence at the upcoming Air Race Classic as they go for a third win in a row.

Fork in the Road Food Truck

University Culinary Services' Fork in the Road food truck is returning to Risman Plaza for lunch on Wednesdays, from June 12-Aug. 7. 

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Museum

After a national search, the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Museum is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Sarah Spinner Liska as its new director, effective July 1, 2024.

Celebrate Juneteenth Jubilee at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ June 18, 2024

Juneteenth Jubilee will be held Tuesday June 18 from 11 a.m.– 1:30 p.m. on the Kent Campus, Student Green/Risman Plaza. It is free and open to the public.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ won the food waste category in the Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.

Melissa Fenn, M.Ed., Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ senior advisor II

Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA). 

AAAPI faculty and staff marked AAPI Heritage Month with a speaker, Lynn Itagaki, Ph.D.

In 1977, the U.S. government established a time to recognize Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The commemoration started as a week but in the 1990s evolved into a monthlong celebration.