News Archive
Spring semesters on university campuses are marked by heightened social and political awareness and activities. With Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s roots as a champion of free speech and student activism, President Todd Diacon is reminding the university community of our commitment to freedom of expression as a core value guiding our work.
One of the many take-aways from the Dialogue and Difference program "Understanding and Combating Islamophobia" was that overcoming Islamophobia and other forms of racism and bigotry may be as simple as remembering the lessons we should have been taught as children.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ is one of 48 schools, companies and organizations across the state honored by the Ohio EPA for taking exceptional measures to protect Ohio’s environment and for continued commitment to environmental stewardship.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Golden Flashes men's basketball participated in their third consecutive season of MAC championship play. In a hard-fought final game, the Akron Zips narrowly outscored the Golden Flashes to advance to the NCAA championship playoffs.
Design Innovation is about sharing, stitching together extracurricular, cross-disciplinary and collaborative design innovation projects and experiences and sharing them with the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University community. On March 11, the stitching was literal.
Wednesday, March 20th, from 7:30am - 3pm, is the final E-cycle electronics recycling event of the spring. Members of both the campus and city of Kent community can recycle used electronics through Infinite Electronics Recycling, LLC, an R2 certified recycler, where materials are handled in an environmentally and socially responsible way.
At a time when Americans are pinching pennies, sustainable fashion expert and Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ School of Fashion professorr explains how cheap trendy clothes will cost you in the long run.
Since 1997, Lashonda Taylor, Ed.D., associate chief of staff for Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's President’s Office, had many detours in her college journey but eventually earned her Doctor of Education in Interprofessional Leadership in 2023.
The Living in The Arts Living-Learning Community, located in Prentice Hall, opened the doors to its new and improved studio space with an open house to explore and learn about all the new attributes of the updated creative studio.
Aligned with Women's History Month, the Design Innovation Fellows hosted The Feminine Urge to Inspire workshop to explore the inventions and inspiration of women
In a decisive victory over the University of Buffalo Bulls (78-60) the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Golden Flashes Women's basketball team won the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championship.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ men's basketball team (17-16, 11-10 MAC) fell to rival Akron in the 2024 MAC Tournament Championship.
As anticipated, the game between the two Northeast Ohio teams did not disappoint keeping fans on the edge of their seats until the very end when Akron took the game 62-61 after two made foul shots at the charity stripe with seconds left on the clock.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ (21-10) will play Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament in South Bend, Indiana.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ captured its first Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament championship since 2002 on Saturday, defeating Buffalo, 78-60, in the title game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University was recently honored to host Great Lakes Regional Administrator, Erik Amend and Airports District Office Manager, John Mayfield, Jr., from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) for a tour of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Airport and Aeronautics and Engineering Building facilities.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ has advanced to the Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament championship game for the first time since 2006, beating Ball State, 65-50, in a semifinal contest at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday.
The gentle voice of indigenous poet Kimberly Blaeser filled the room of the Wick Poetry Corner in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Library on Wednesday, March 6. Jessica Jones, associate lecturer of English at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Stark, led a Q&A session touching on Blaeser’s new poetry collection, initiatives and inspiration.
University Culinary Services offers meat-free menu items in March as part of National Nutrition Month and an increased commitment to offering plant-based options.
University Culinary Services gave Flashes the opportunity to sample three unique ice cream flavors and offer suggestions on what to name them.
Parkland survivor David Hogg brought his message of activism and voter participation to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University with his talk March 14 in the Kent Student Center Kiva.