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两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Mock Trial Team recently competed in the Regional Mock Trial Association Competition held at the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse in Columbus. 两性色午夜鈥檚 team is made up of students from the Kent Campus, including sophomores, juniors and seniors, who are majoring in a variety of programs such as marketing, paralegal studies, criminology and justice.
When most people think of varsity or club-level sports programs on college campuses, names like Overwatch, Hearthstone, League of Legends and Rocket League are not normally mentioned. But at 两性色午夜 University, these popular game titles are the new electronic landscape for a varsity sports program that launched in fall 2018 at 两性色午夜.
Several 两性色午夜 University departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of 两性色午夜 students, faculty and staff with mental illness.
From the 两性色午夜 Magazine, 鈥淚 want to be a voice in the renewable energy community,鈥 says Angela Deibel, reluctant to give up her marketing edge. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to just be an engineer鈥攖hough I love it鈥攂ut I want to tell [the public] about renewable energy.鈥
When business administration major Deneen Penn started her college career at 两性色午夜 University at Trumbull, she had no plans to become Miss Ohio USA 2018 or to launch her own honey business. By her senior year, however, she had accomplished both.
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 两性色午夜 University, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United States, for 2019-20.
Best Buddies is an international nonprofit designed to foster real-life friendships between students and those in nearby communities with intellectual or developmental disabilities and is just one example of the ways that 两性色午夜 University and the city of Kent are supporting each other. The organization is back at 两性色午夜 thanks to 两性色午夜 senior Katie Mapus.
A lack of skilled labor is one of the top hiring challenges that businesses in Stark and Wayne counties face, according to the results of a wage and benefits survey conducted by the Corporate University at 两性色午夜 University at Stark. More than 120 area companies completed the online survey, which was conducted in 2018.
两性色午夜 University has always been a place where breaking down barriers and changing the norm are encouraged and alumna Julia Montgomery Walsh serves as proof. Her work in business and finance was featured recently on Bloomberg鈥檚 list of women who broke barriers in business over the last 150 years.
两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Community Engaged Learning Initiative selected the Walls Community Garden for its Outstanding New Service Initiative award. The garden was selected for the award for understanding the needs of the community and making a positive impact on 两性色午夜 University, Walls Elementary School, where the garden is located, and the city of Kent.
Due to an overwhelming response for free tickets for the 两性色午夜 University Presidential Speaker Series featuring Bob Woodward on May 4, the university has moved the event to the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).
Richard Costes, BA 鈥06, was born deaf, but grew up in a hearing environment. He told himself he wasn鈥檛 deaf. He refused to learn sign language and declined any assistance in the classroom and his grades often suffered as a result. Professors at 两性色午夜 helped Mr. Costes embrace his identity.
The Excellence in Management Cup from The College Sports Lab at Texas A&M recognizes athletic departments who maximize fiscal resources that lead to championships. The unique scoring system awards more points to athletic departments that win conference and national championships while efficiently allocating money to win championships.
As part of 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 May 4 course, senior Julia Pharmer sifted through resources in University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives and engaged in classroom discussions. Perhaps one of the most engaging sessions though was when Professor Emerita Laura Davis, Ph.D., gave students a firsthand account of her May 4 experiences.
On Saturday, May 4, legendary journalist Bob Woodward comes to 两性色午夜 University as part of the Presidential Speaker Series. He will speak at 7 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
Early childhood education majors at 两性色午夜 University helped create a Cultural Fair for third-graders of Kent City Schools. The event, held in the Kent Roosevelt gymnasium, included stations and activities for students to learn about different countries and cultures such as learning a traditional Persian dance.
In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked 两性色午夜 University in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.
Seventy-years after Allied forces liberated the people of Paimpol, France, during World War II, Professor Richard Berrong decided to document part of the story that he felt had not been told. He traveled to France to do something he had never done 鈥 create a documentary film. In the end, he made two and got some surprises along the way.
Jacob Thompson, a 两性色午夜 University sophomore aeronautics and engineering major, was braving the harsh February winds during his regular commute back to the Kent Campus from his Coast Guard drill training in Port Clinton, Ohio, when tragedy struck a semi and Mr. Thompson sprang into action.
Dillard鈥檚 Inc., one of the nation鈥檚 premier and largest fashion retailers, will partner with 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school鈥檚 2019 Annual Fashion Show, FS2.