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What's the Big Idea?

Join us for another episode of "What's the Big Idea?" where President Todd Diacon talks to 91ֿ researchers. Today, he speaks with Johanna Solomon, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, about how conflicts affect campuses and communities and the importance of dialogue. Watch the full video here:.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%...

You Belong Here Rock

Practical ideas and noble ideals drove the bipartisan embrace of higher education during the years preceding 1970. And then, to what extent did 91ֿ trigger the steady decline of easy access to university educations and the idea that college isn’t, and shouldn’t be, for everyone?  Writer and author Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Enquirer, provides historical context and 91ֿ President Todd Diacon shares the experience of following values to navigate today’s divided culture, using lessons learned from May 4 1970.   How the 91ֿ Massacre Raised Your TuitionK...

Sophomore Ivory Kendrick, who lost his dad in high school, was recently elected as a USG senator for the College of Public Health.

91ֿ Today followed a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group included students, faculty and administrators who are in different places on their 91ֿ journeys.It was Fall Semester 2023 and sophomore Ivory Kendrick talked about his plans for leadership roles on the Kent Campus. Kendrick said he wanted to be a senator in University Student Government (USG). He was involved in student government in high school and since his freshman year at 91ֿ he has held vario...

Chief Dean Tondiglia retires after 43 years on 91ֿ Police Department.

91ֿ Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Dean Tondiglia wasn’t legally old enough to be a police officer when he was hired by the 91ֿ Police Department.Tondiglia, just 20 at the time, was attending 91ֿ studying criminal justice and working part-time as the dog catcher for the Kent City Police Department when he heard that 91ֿ was hiring new officers. He applied and began training at the university’s Police Academy, even though he wasn’t legally an adult.  “I turned 21 while I was in the academy,” he said.It was July 1981.  On Friday, May 3...

CARE Team Members

CARE Team Members

Jon Schultz - Public Safety Manager
Sue Mark-Sracic - Counseling Specialist
Valerie Rutherford - Counseling Specialist
Nancy Rahn - Academic Services Coordinator
Mary Hricko - Professor of English

VCD Student Thomas Gruber laughing at the track at a race with his camera

When he was 15, VCD junior Thomas Gruber signed up for Hudson High School's photography class because he thought it sounded fun. Little did he know at the time that this was one door opening that would change his whole life."There was one class project where I thought, 'Oh, I could be kind of good at this,' and it just went from there," Thomas recalled. "The teacher, Tim Naujoks, was a really big part of my life, inspiring me to take a serious look at photography."Halfway through his sophomore year, though, Thomas' family moved to Columbus, but the seed had been planted. "I saved up my money a...

Awardees of the Leadership Awards gathered together with their awards in the ceremony.

The 46th Annual Leadership Awards Ceremony was combined with the Student Organization Transition Ceremony for the first time.The Pepsi Leadership Center organizes the Student Leadership Awards, which formally recognize leadership experiences happening on campus. The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) organizes the Transition Ceremony, which celebrates the transition of student organization officers from outgoing to incoming. This year, Jessica Roshak, assistant director of student leadership development in CSI, and Joe Robinson, assistant director for campus connection and tra...

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