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Recycling bins outside the 91²Ö¿â Library

91²Ö¿â Wins Two Awards in Campus Race to Zero Waste Contest

The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded 91²Ö¿â first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Awards and Honors , sustainability

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91²Ö¿â Student Donates Part of Liver to Help Parish Priest

Earlier this year, 91²Ö¿â student Anna Clark donated part of her liver to a local parish priest that she had known since childhood. Both Clark, and Rev. Louis Thomas, pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Norton, Ohio, are recovering well following the February surgery at the …

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Members of the Integrated Greek Council participate in community services.

Fraternities and Sororities Shine in the Face of Pandemic

The philosophy of Fraternity and Sorority Life at 91²Ö¿â is that each strives to be the best community in the country by encompassing a nurturing and inclusive environment for everyone to call home. You can add doing great things for the community to the list.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Division of Student Life , Fraternity and Sorority Life , COVID-19 , Greek Life

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Dolores Noll, Ph.D., 91²Ö¿â Professor Emeritus of English and pioneer for LGBTQ rights and people, accepts the university’s inaugural Diversity Trailblazer Award in 2010.

How Dolores Noll Helped 91²Ö¿â Come Out of the Closet

Born five decades ago as the Kent Gay Liberation Front at 91²Ö¿â, PRIDE! Kent is the country’s oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.

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Jeannette Reyes

91²Ö¿â Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media

91²Ö¿â alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk†voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.

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Jeannette Reyes

91²Ö¿â Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media

91²Ö¿â alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk†voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , jargon , Social Media , School of Media and Journalism

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Members of 91²Ö¿â Community posing at the NFL draft

91²Ö¿â Students Gain Valuable Experience Via the NFL Draft

While all eyes were on the stage to meet the NFL stars of the future, scores of current and former 91²Ö¿â students were nearby during the league’s recent draft, which was held in Cleveland on April 29-May 1, 2021.

Tags: Student Life , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Intercollegiate Athletics

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91²Ö¿â track and field alum Samory Fraga

91²Ö¿â Alumnus Samory Fraga Qualifies for Tokyo Summer Olympic Games

91²Ö¿â track and field alum Samory Fraga jumped 8.23 meters to win the long jump at the Torneio Cidade de Braganca Paulista meet this past Saturday. The mark is the sixth best in the world in 2021 and the best by a Brazilian long jumper. More importantly, though, the mark was good enough to meet the entry standard for the long jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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91²Ö¿â Student-Athlete Olympic Hopefuls

91²Ö¿â Student-Athletes Are Going for Gold

Student-athletes and alumni have achieved impressive results in their specialized sports, such as competing in the Olympics, breaking records and continuously raising the bar for their competitors. With the Summer Olympics drawing near, that means some current and past Golden Flashes are getting ready for the competition.

Tags: Student Life , Global Reach

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Students Conducting Research

91²Ö¿â’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Pivots Due to Pandemic

Last year, the Office of Student Research (OSR) successfully pivoted the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) to a virtual format due to the COVID pandemic. The 2020 SURE program funded 77 projects, with participants spanning 37 different majors. Ann Gosky, director of the OSR in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, hopes to see more growth for the upcoming summer.

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