Success Story
ÍøÆØÃÅ Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 18
The ÍøÆØÃÅ alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. ÍøÆØÃÅ held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Kent Campus conferred 1,325 degrees.
ÍøÆØÃÅ Ranked High as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus
An inclusive campus acknowledges and respects diversity, and offers a welcoming environment for all community members regardless of their differences.
ÍøÆØÃÅ Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest
ÍøÆØÃÅ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .
Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. ÍøÆØÃÅ President Beverly …
ÍøÆØÃÅ President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. ÍøÆØÃÅ President Beverly …
New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students
A group of sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron spent a week at ÍøÆØÃÅ exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. ÍøÆØÃÅ the Program The program is part of ÍøÆØÃÅ’s new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi…
ÍøÆØÃÅ Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready
With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, ÍøÆØÃÅ has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF’s I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par…
ÍøÆØÃÅ Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building
A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped ÍøÆØÃÅ’s…
Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at ÍøÆØÃÅ
George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in ÍøÆØÃÅ’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time ÍøÆØÃÅ alumnus. “George and Mary Jane both have a passion and d…
How an Icebreaker Exercise Turned Into a Global Experience
Mariah Gray left her comfort zone, lived in the present and ventured where she never dreamed of going. Learn how this biology/pre-medicine major discovered new perspective 8000 miles from home.