Global Presence
Hollywood Comes to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Florence
Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.
‘Being Here in Florence Means Touching History’
What first began in 1972 with a small group of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.
IN A FLASH: Bringing NEO Innovation to Brazil
A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì participating in workshops and field trips to area schools.
Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.
Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.
IN A FLASH: Young Fashionistas Take the Runway
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children.
'Flying High' Fly-In for Global High School Counselors
Fifteen high school counselors from 11 different countries took part in the Office of Global Education’s (OGE) Counselor Fly-In event April 26 to learn more about ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University and its offerings.
School of Peace and Conflict Studies Is Living Memorial to May 4
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies was created as a living memorial to the four students killed on May 4, 1970.
As the university prepares to mark the 53rd anniversary of the shootings, the school’s director says honoring the legacy of May 4 is still key to the school’s identity and mission.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Views from PUCPR in Curitiba, Brazil
Some ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì faculty travel to PUCPR in Brazil to teach intensive, three-week modules.
IN A FLASH: 5,044.5 Miles to Kent, Ohio
A special university partnership connects two far-apart points on the globe.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Soundly Surpasses Fundraising Goal for Student Scholarship Support Within Its Comprehensive Campaign
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University will be equipped to offer more financial assistance to students in need thanks to donors to a key area of the university’s ongoing comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Forever Brighter campaign includes a scholarship-support component, Prioritizing Student Success, that now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaign’s outset in October 2021.