University News
Advancing Nursing Through Research - Reflections from the 2025 Midwest Nursing Research Conference
In an era where healthcare organizations are challenged like never before, the role of nurses - as frontline providers, patient advocates, and evidence-based practitioners - has never been more vital. The 2025 Midwest Nursing Research Conference, held in March in Indianapolis, Indiana, reaffirmed th…Expanding Horizons: Global Education Empowers Future Nurses
This summer, more than 20 students from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's College of Nursing attended the Florence Health Institute, a unique education abroad program located in the heart of Italy. These future nurses had the opportunity to view healthcare through a global lens, an experience that will shape …IN A FLASH: A Place of Quiet Contemplation
Dedicated in April 2015, The Student Memorial Garden on Manchester Field was created as a place of reflection and remembrance of all ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students who have died.
In a Roundabout Way: East Main Street Construction to Begin on Kent Campus
Orange barrels will soon appear on a three-quarter-mile stretch of Ohio Route 59/East Main Street that runs through ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Front Campus, marking the start of a three-year construction project to make the thoroughfare safer and more attractive.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Graduate and OJIN Editor Honored with International Editorial Leadership Award
Dr. Jacqueline K. Owens, Ph.D. 10, MSN 03, RN, CNE, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership in Nursing Publication by the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE). Dr. Owens is a two-time ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University College of Nursing gradua…Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Prepares Students for Their Future Careers
The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience is a great opportunity for undergraduate researchers such as Ethan Wenk to work directly with a faculty mentor, gain valuable experience to clarify career and educational goals, enhance research skills and gain academic insight.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Closed July 4 for Independence Day
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University will be closed July 4 to observe Independence Day. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on July 7.
‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’
A Mantua woman who worked at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì and shares a few reflections from her long life.
IN A FLASH: The Fountain Is ON!
Water flowed for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain in the courtyard outside Crawford Hall, home of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Board of Trustees Approves Establishing Aeronautics and Engineering Schools
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools – the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering – within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the Kent Campus.