ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

Success Story

Students show their ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì pride by wearing blue and gold. Members of the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì community are encouraged to wear something blue and gold each and every Friday.

Welcome Back Week Events

The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University community in a big way. To kick off the academic year, students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a week packed full of food, giveaways and some ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì pride! …

Tags: Welcome Back Week , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Department of Intercollegiate Athletics , Success Story

Kent Campus

Thousands of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…

Tags: Blastoff , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

Kent Campus

Two students greet each other during the 44th annual New Student Reception and Cookout hosted by the Department of Pan-African Studies held behind Ritchie Hall.

Welcome Weekend Connects New Students to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

Welcome Weekend, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s four-day new student orientation, took place on Aug. 25-28. Students were able to select from approximately 50 different events held from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helped students transition into the university commun…

Tags: Student Success Programs , University College , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

Volunteers called Movers and Groovers help new ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students and their families move items into the residence halls.

Movers and Groovers Helped New Students Move Into Residence Halls on Campus

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University faculty, staff and students volunteered to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls at the beginning of each school year. This year, freshman move-in day was Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Last year, the Movers and Groovers program …

Tags: Residence Services , Kent InterHall Council , Movers and Groovers , Division of Student Life , Success Story

Kent Campus

A ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì graduate celebrates after receiving his diploma during the Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony in the MAC Center.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Held Summer Commencement Ceremony on Aug. 20

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University held its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì conferred 1,455 degrees, including 917 bachelor’s degrees, 440 master’s degrees, 75 doctoral degrees and 23 educati…

Tags: Commencement , Summer Commencement , Office of the Provost , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

Graduate student Daniel Socha works with a member of the Project Kirotshe running team on how to wash his running clothes.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University global communication studies graduate student Daniel Socha’s research on a non-profit organization’s efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to s…

Tags: School of Communication Studies , College of Communication and Information , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s William Barnes will compete in the first round of the men’s 110m hurdles on Monday, Aug. 15.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Athletes Head to Rio to Reach Their Olympic Dreams

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University track and field’s William Barnes and Danniel Thomas are going for the gold in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Barnes will represent Puerto Rico in the men’s 110m hurdles, while Thomas will represent Jamaica in the shot put. Barnes and Thomas mark the eighth and ninth members i…

Tags: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

Josh Cribbs, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler and 2010 graduate of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, will return to his alma mater to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal on Oct. 1

Alumnus Josh Cribbs Named 2016 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal

University hosts its annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1 Josh Cribbs, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler and 2010 graduate of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, will return to his alma mater to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal at the university’s annual Homecoming on Oct. 1.   “I feel honore…

Tags: Homecoming , Alumni Relations , Division of Institutional Advancement , Events , Success Story

Kent Campus

James Tyner, Ph.D., professor in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Department of Geography, discusses his research in his office.

Geographer Examines Ties Between Violence and Landscapes

Scholar of the Month James Tyner Professor College of Arts and Sciences 1997-present Selecting a single renowned scholar from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s largest college is not an easy undertaking, but the work of Geography Professor James Tyner, Ph.D., over the past year made the decision a litt…

Tags: Research , Department of Geography , College of Arts and Sciences , Scholar of the Month , Success Story

Kent Campus

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì graduate students (left to right) Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca, Liz Baker and Logan Stigall won the prestigious Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. (Photo credit: Ida Cellitti)

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition

Four ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent Sta…

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Awards and Honors , Student Success , Success Story

Department of Psychological Sciences