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�Ը������� University has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. �Ը������� was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, �Ը������� ranks 11th on the list. Among Ohio institutions, �Ը������� ranks the safest. The ranking was determined by the most recent data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting and the National Center for Education Statistics. More than 2,000 four-year colleges and universities were assessed. Dean Tondiglia, �Ը�������’s police chief...

After a year of renovations, Taylor Hall will reopen for classes on Monday, Aug. 28. The Schools of Communication Studies (COMM) and Visual Communication Design (VCD) share the space in the modernized, four-floor building. The May 4 Visitors Center also calls Taylor Hall home and will reopen with normal hours on Sept. 5. The School of Digital Sciences (DSCI), which joined the College of Communication and Information (CCI) in July, will spend the 2017-2018 academic year in Taylor Hall, as well. Find the updated locations of classes by viewing course sched...

�Ը������� University and downtown Kent prepare to welcome new and returning students for the fall semester.           ...

Dave Kraft moved from his home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to McDowell Hall to begin his freshman year at �Ը������� University in 1987. On Thursday, he celebrated the 30th anniversary of his move, by moving his daughter, Mackenzie Kraft, from their home in Pittsburgh into her room in Fletcher Hall to begin her freshman year. “We didn’t have refrigerators; we didn’t have microwaves,” Kraft said, noting the changes to the residence hall rooms from 30 years ago. Kraft, who graduated with a degree in aerospace management in 1991, said his daughter visited �Ը������� because he was a...

Kelvin Mancebo dreams of the day when he is an air traffic controller. As a senior at �Ը������� University, Mancebo is majoring in aeronautics with a minor in aircraft dispatch. He is an exceptional student who made the Dean’s List in 2015 and 2016, and the President’s List in 2016, all while playing on the �Ը������� baseball team. Mancebo is on course to graduate in the spring of 2018, but statistics show that not all underrepresented students – including first-generation, African-American, Latino/Latina and Native Americans – complete their education. In fact, there is a 20 percent differ...

Ford Next Generation Learning community supports College and Career Academy for Akron students �Ը������� University is offering special expertise and resources to high school students attending Akron Public Schools to include immersive opportunities with the university’s fashion, arts and architecture programs. The announcement was made recently as Akron Public Schools was named a Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL)community in a ceremony at the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Middle School in downtown Akron. The ceremony also focused on a newly created academy and p...

The grand opening of �Ը������� University’s new Integrated Sciences Building will be held Sept. 15 from 2:30-5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Following the ceremony, �Ը�������’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a reception and tours of the new building and renovated spaces in Cunningham, Smith and Williams halls, all part of a $95 million upgrade to the Science Mall. �Ը������� President Beverly Warren will speak at the event. Construction of the $40 million Integrated Sciences Building started in October 2015 and was completed in August in time for...