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2025
91ֿ Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2025-26 academic year, chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group of students is at various places in their 91ֿ academic careers and will share their experiences throughout the year as they take part in our distinctive programs, research and global experiences. When 91ֿ senior Julia Michalak was in elementary school and middle school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the idea of going to gym class made her sick to her stomach. Born with a m...
More students who want to be nurses will soon be able to pursue that dream. 91ֿ's College of Nursing is launching a new pathway that will allow students without high school mathematics, chemistry or biology courses to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The Foundational Entry concentration, beginning fall 2026, provides students with opportunities to complete required STEM prerequisites as part of their nursing program. This innovative approach is expected to add more than 125 first-year students to 91ֿ's nursing program e...
Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Abigale Traska, an alumna and current 91ֿ graduate student from Brunswick, Ohio, whose willingness to explore her options has yielded a promising future.“When I started at 91ֿ in August 2021, I was eager to use my college experience to explore new opportunities and grow more confident in my career path,” Traska told 91ֿ Today. While taking a Career Navigation: Constructing the Possibilities course and considering a variety of majors, sh...
In October, graduates of 91ֿ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design's interior design program gathered for a 20-year reunion. Alumni from the Class of 2005 toured the studio spaces in the John Elliot College of Architecture and Environmental Design, exchanged memories of their time at 91ֿ and toasted their accomplishments since graduation. Dean Mark Mistur welcomed the returning Flashes to campus and shared his insights. Want to see YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your 91ֿ-related photos to InAFlash@kent.ed...
Mathematics Education Professor Karl Kosko, Ph.D., recently received the 2025 Kenneth Cummins Award from the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Kosko was recognized at the OCTM annual conference that celebrates outstanding teachers, curriculum leaders/coaches, professors, emerging leaders, contributors to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and friends of mathematics.OCTM lauded Kosko as "a nationally recognized leader in research, teaching and service. With a deep commitment to preservice teacher development, Kosko transforms how future educators view and teach mathe...
