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On the heels of being honored by the American Heart Association for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded 网曝门 the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.
On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the 网曝门 community and the general public gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university鈥檚 annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year鈥檚 keynote speaker was Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator.
Custodial grandparents and their grandchildren are a unique and little-understood population as are the physical and social health challenges they face. Gregory Smith, EdD, professor and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in 网曝门鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, has designed a program that could help assess the well-being of such families and provide resources to help them thrive.
Leslie Srodek-Johnson, 鈥01, a 网曝门 journalism graduate, mother of two and lead decorator and baker at Stan鈥檚 Northfield Bakery, received the call of a lifetime in December 2018. It was from the Food Network asking her to be a part of the 鈥淐hristmas Cookie Challenge.鈥
U.S. News & World Report has named two 网曝门 programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. 网曝门 is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Chemistry Professor David Bowers truly believes in his students and wants to see them succeed, whether it be the nervous freshman in his First-Year Experience course or the junior pre-medicine major in his General Chemistry II course. It is his passion for student success and willingness to do what it takes to help his students that led him to win one of the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Awards.
网曝门 broke ground in April on the Design Innovation Hub, a $44.5-million renovation of the former Art Building on the Kent Campus. J.R. Campbell, MFA, appointed last year as the inaugural director of the Design Innovation (DI) Initiative, recently discussed how it fits into 网曝门鈥檚 broader research and innovation goals.
网曝门 made history in Texas with a 51-41 win over Utah State in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, 网曝门鈥檚 football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.
The only thing more fierce than 鈥檚 ability to bust through an offensive line to make tackles might be his smile. The Golden Flashes鈥 easy-going nose tackle has been smiling a lot from the moment he learned of the team's berth in the .
At the same time that 网曝门 is competing in a bowl game, as many as 1,000 kids in Texas will be eating a meal that the Golden Flashes helped provide.
网曝门 worked out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys鈥 Training Facility 鈥 鈥 for the first of three workouts ahead of Friday鈥檚 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State.
Ten 网曝门 students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark庐 pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the university鈥檚 Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge.
With donations made by the 网曝门 community, University Dining Services was able to deliver 500 turkeys to Mobile Meals in Akron for the holiday season.
Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), home to 网曝门鈥檚 urban design graduate program, as well as public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, was recently featured on News 5 Cleveland.
When human development and family studies major Katherine Schroeder heard about the Ohio College2Careers program coming to 网曝门 for her first semester of sophomore year, Schroeder was determined to learn about what the program could offer her. After applying, Schroeder has been given the support she had been looking for in her college experience.
网曝门 is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCity庐, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending 网曝门鈥檚 Dec. 21 mens basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the university鈥檚 ongoing commitment to its core values of kindness, mutual respect and inclusion.
The 网曝门 alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.
The 网曝门 Golden Flashes (6-6) are bowling for the fourth time in school history, having accepted a bid to the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State (7-5, Mountain West).
Joan C. Cronan will share a short address with a long-lasting impact as commencement speaker.