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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to Honor Veterans at World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University is honoring our nation’s service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5.   For the fourth …

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Firestone Community Learning Center student learns to operate a video camera during a class in Franklin Hall in the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University College of Communication and Information.

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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì the Program The program is part of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi…

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Joins Higher Education Leaders in Signing Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact

Nine public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio have teamed up to create a consortium agreement to improve efficiency and effectiveness, strengthen educational offerings, provide collaborative pathways to degrees and support the region’s workforce. The agreement — known as the Northeast O…

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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…

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Sandy's Scrapbook

When Sandy Scheuer was killed on her way to class on May 4, 1970, she was a junior speech therapy major and honors student, a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and active in the local Jewish community. She was also a beloved daughter, sister, friend. One of the four students killed and nine stu…

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New College and Career Academies

This spring, 300 incoming freshmen at Akron’s Firestone Community Learning Center high school visited the Kent Campus to explore firsthand what careers in the areas of design, graphic communication, the performing arts and advanced technology and comprehensive engineering have to offer. The visit w…

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Photo by Jana life, BS ’18

List Girl

 Last year, senior Kelsey Merritt attempted to break a Guinness World Record by assembling a team of volunteers to create the world’s largest mural painted entirely by bare feet—measuring 26,787 square feet—on the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Commons during Homecoming 2017. She’s still waiting to hear back from …

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Photo by Jeff Glidden, BS ’87

Economic Engine

Partners in Progress: (above) Kent City Manager Dave Ruller and ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì President Beverly Warren discuss the university’s new economic impact study during a press conference unveiling the report on February 26, 2018. “Sharing this data is creating a solid foundation for the future transformation …

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Pathway to Peace

Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì so he can give back to his native country.

By Pacifique Niyonzima as told to Jan Senn / ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Magazine

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New ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University graduates participate in the One Commencement Ceremony in May 2017 at Dix Stadium. The university’s graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s $3.4-Billion Impact: Economic Study Details University’s Vital and Growing Role in Regional Economy and Shows High Value of a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Education

You will find ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University driving the region’s economy in nearly every sector of industry. From FedEx to Medical Mutual to Sherwin-Williams and the Cleveland Indians, our graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio.  Every day, Kent S…

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