Student Life
91˛Öżâ Libraries Offers Therapy Dogs for Stress-Free Zone
They’re back! 91˛Öżâ Libraries invites all 91˛Öżâ 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
91˛Öżâ Greek Life Participates in WKYC’s #ShovelChallenge
91˛Öżâ 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 91˛Öżâ’s Greek L…
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91˛Öżâ Student Aims to Be Finalist in McDonald’s Singing Competition
91˛Öżâ 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 91˛Öżâ at Geauga Go Canoeing
91˛Öżâ 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
91˛Öżâ Students Participate in Fire Safety Training
91˛Öżâ student security workers participated in a pilot Campus Fire Safety Ambassador Program offered by the State Fire Academy in Columbus, Ohio. 91˛Öżâ was the first university to participate in the program, which included training on using fire extinguishers, finding a way out…
Kent Campus
91˛Öżâ Violin Student in High Demand for Distinction in Music Performance
91˛Öżâ 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 91˛Öżâ’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music since 2010. He started s…
Kent Campus
Fall 2013 Learning Institute: How to Build a Better Student
91˛Öżâ’s Faculty Professional Development Center will host the Fall 2013 Learning Institute on Oct. 11 from 8:30-11 a.m. at the Moulton Hall Ballroom. Registration is required as space is limited. Refreshments will be provided. John Dunlosky, professor of psychology and director of e…
Kent Campus
Kent Student Center Post Office Offers Free Black Squirrel Postcards with Postage
The United States Post Office, located in the lower level of the Kent Student Center, is finding a creative way to advertise this semester. The Post Office is running a new postcard promotion through the end of September. Postcards created by Signum Design Studio, promoting this year’s 32nd annual B…
Kent Campus
91˛Öżâ Students Celebrate at Welcome Weekend
Before the fall semester went into full swing on Aug. 26, new students were invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that ran Aug. 22-25 and helped acclimate students to the 91˛Öżâ community. The event served as an opportunity for students to transitio…
Kent Campus
Student Recreation Fields Open for Play Aug. 26
91˛Öżâ's Department of Recreational Services is proud to debut the Student Recreation Fields, opening Aug. 26. The fields, located at the corners of East Summit Street and Loop Road, will be used for intramural soccer and flag football, as well as multiple club sports. The fields are …
Kent Campus