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The 91�ֿ� School of Communication Studies recently welcomed four new student members to its marketing and PR team. The four students include: Katelyn Braunegg, senior interpersonal communication studies major with minors in public relations and organizational communication. Jowan Cole, senior applied communication studies major with minors in marketing and global communication. Vincent Siciliano, senior applied communication studies major. Jia Song, senior applied communication studies major with minors in marketing and business. The student members of the mark...

91�ֿ�’s School of Communication Studies will host the sixth Centennial Award Celebration on Friday, Oct. 2, to honor two alumni and one professor emeritus. The annual event is an opportunity for the school’s alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends to celebrate and recognize the achievements of communication studies professionals. The following individuals will be honored: Jerry D. Feezel, Ph.D., resident of Kent, Ohio, and professor emeritus. Feezel will receive the Centennial Award, a recognition given to individuals of great stature and service to 91�ֿ� who...

The 91�ֿ� Alumni Association has announced the recipients of the 2015 Alumni Awards. These awards recognize and honor alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, have made exceptional contributions in their chosen field, in their communities and at 91�ֿ�. The following alumni have been selected for these awards: Larry Disbro, ’71, ’73; Master of Education, ’78 and Sandy Disbro, ’75; 91�ֿ� Advocacy Award. The Disbros reside in Mentor. Larry is a former educational administrator and Sandy a teacher. Timothy Hunsicker, ’92, ’93; Mast...

Kent Campus, international population set new all-time highs in total enrollment 91�ֿ� continues to set records with robust enrollment numbers, impressive retention rates, strong diversity and incoming freshmen who are ready to succeed. In releasing its official 15th day census data for the 2015 Fall Semester, 91�ֿ�’s Kent Campus reported 28,981 enrolled students, a new all-time high for the seventh consecutive year and an increase of 524 students from one year ago.  The Kent Campus is also welcoming a high-achieving freshman class of 4,295 students boasting an ave...

The fall 2015 Bowman Breakfast will take place at 91�ֿ� in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The featured speaker is Paul DiCorleto, Ph.D., vice president for research and sponsored programs at 91�ֿ�. He will speak on the topic “Growing 91�ֿ� Research to Benefit the University and the Community.” The cost to attend is $12 per person, payable by cash or check at the door only. Invoicing is not available for this event. Reservations can be completed online o...

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at 91�ֿ� will host a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, starting at 10 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event will kick off a yearlong celebration that will culminate with the International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC) at the Kent Campus July 31-Aug. 5, 2016. At the Sept. 25 event, 91�ֿ� President Beverly Warren and James Blank, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at 91�ֿ�, will give opening remarks, which will ...

91�ֿ�’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a third consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected 91�ֿ� as a recipient of the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.  The annual HEED Award is a national honor that recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. As a recipient of this award, 91�ֿ� will be featured in ...

The Department of Biological Sciences is expanding our offerings at 91�ֿ�'s Summer Florence Institute.  For more information, visit the Florence Summer Institute web site. In summer 2016, we are offering: BSCI 30156 Elements of Genetics BSCI 40163 Evolution BSCI 40195/GEOG  41195/ARCH 46995/GEOL 41695: The City of Florence: Achieving Balance Between Architecture and Ecology             Description: Humans interact with their environment in a variety of ways while at the same time depe...