Student Life
91²Ö¿â Introduces First Gluten-Free Dining Hall on a College Campus
At the start of the 2016 academic year, 91²Ö¿â becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus. 91²Ö¿â restructured Prentice Café after administrators noticed that the number of students arriving on campus with gluten …
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Library Provides Stress-Free Zone for Finals Week
The Stress-Free Zone returns to the 91²Ö¿â Library on Monday, May 9, and Tuesday, May 10, from 3 - 5 p.m. to give students a break from studying for finals. The much-loved Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program® will be back once again, and snacks and beverages will be provided. Karen …
Kent Campus
91²Ö¿â Reaches a Record Number of Student Organizations on Campus
91²Ö¿â officially registered 402 student organizations on campus this spring semester, a record-breaking number for the university, according to the Center for Student Involvement. “Reaching this high number of student organizations on campus reflects the kind of students that are …
Kent Campus
Nation's Best! 91²Ö¿â Voted Best College Dining Experience
91²Ö¿â recently earned the top spot on College Rank’s list of the 50 Best College Dining Experiences. Judging criteria included versatility of menu options, support for nutrition and wellness, sustainability efforts and accessibility for those with special dietary needs. College Ra…
Kent Campus
91²Ö¿â Libraries Offers Therapy Dogs for Stress-Free Zone
They’re back! 91²Ö¿â Libraries invites all 91²Ö¿â students, faculty and staff to take a break and relax with therapy dogs on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 3-5 p.m. There will be free popcorn and beverages for attendees. “The therapy dogs at the Stress-F…
Kent Campus
91²Ö¿â Greek Life Participates in WKYC’s #ShovelChallenge
91²Ö¿â members of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity, spent their afternoon on Feb. 27 digging out snow-covered fire hydrants in Kent neighborhoods. WKYC Channel 3 Producer Jon Adkins approached the Kent Fire Department and 91²Ö¿â’s Greek L…
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91²Ö¿â Student Aims to Be Finalist in McDonald’s Singing Competition
91²Ö¿â music major Carrie Vieweg is one of 25 U.S. semifinalists in the Voice of McDonald’s singing competition. According to a news release, Voice of McDonald’s is a biennial competition that “aims to discover, recognize and reward the most talented singers†among McDonald…
Kent Campus
Biological Diversity Students at 91²Ö¿â at Geauga Go Canoeing
91²Ö¿â at Geauga students are learning about wetland ecology right in their own backyard. The Biological Diversity class with Jodi Naji, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences, took a field trip to Burton Wetland's Lake Kelso to study the biological diversity of a bog envi…
Kent Campus
91²Ö¿â Students Participate in Fire Safety Training
91²Ö¿â student security workers participated in a pilot Campus Fire Safety Ambassador Program offered by the State Fire Academy in Columbus, Ohio. 91²Ö¿â was the first university to participate in the program, which included training on using fire extinguishers, finding a way out…
Kent Campus
91²Ö¿â Violin Student in High Demand for Distinction in Music Performance
91²Ö¿â senior music performance major Yang Zeng has been offered a contract to be part of the first violin section of the Akron Symphony. Zeng, originally from Kunming, Yunnan, China, has been a student at 91²Ö¿â’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music since 2010. He started s…
Kent Campus