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How Hospitality Management Is Weathering the Great Resignation

In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the “.” For students in 91ֿ's Hospitality and Event Management program, there’s a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management. 

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91ֿ student Lucia Perry, of Poland, Ohio, studies fashion merchandising.

Fashion Merchandising Student Sold on Campus and Downtown Charm

From her perch in Rockwell Hall, where she takes classes as a fashion merchandising major, 91ֿ student Lucia Perry has a perfect view of the Lefton Esplanade leading to downtown Kent.

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Freezing rain left branches on campus with a crystal coating of ice.

IN A FLASH: Crystal Clear

Freezing rain encased tree branches on campus in ice Wednesday morning.

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Olivia Meyer, senior fashion merchandising student.

‘Merchandising Is Both a Science and an Art’

Olivia Meyer, junior Honors College fashion merchandising student, is designing her own success at 91ֿ and abroad. “I think what I'm most excited for is the unknown,” she muses.

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2022-23 WPNI Students in Washington, D.C.

Fifty Years of Bridging 91ֿ to our Nation's Capital

The Washington Program in National Issues is more than your average internship program. For 50 years, a cohort of roughly 20 91ֿ juniors and seniors heads to Washington, D.C., to participate in a variety of internships.

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Senior history major Emma Kelly was among the 91ֿ students who visited Jackson State University for the alternative winter break trip.

91ֿ and Jackson State University: Campuses Connected by Tragedy and Transformation

91ֿ students who traveled to Jackson State University during an alternative winter break trip had in-depth, hands-on exposure to survivors of the May 15, 1970, police shooting, which killed two people; the youngest Freedom Rider, Hezekiah Watkins; and the home of Myrlie and Medgar Evers, a National Monument.

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Bob DiBiasio

What’s a Career in Sports Like? Ask a Professional

Many 91ֿ students are interested in knowing what a career in sports administration is like. Cleveland Guardians Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Bob DiBiasio has answers.

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Exercising the Body and the Mind

Peering into a classroom taught by Jeffery Huston, professor of health sciences and Outstanding Teaching Award winner, may surprise the casual observer. An ideal classroom for Huston balances on the edge of chaos.

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Doggie kissing booth raised funds for campus group Paws for a Cause.

My Furry Valentine

A doggie kissing booth at the Kent Student Center today helped raise funds for service dogs in training. 

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Pages from the 1983 Chestnut Burr showing the Valentine's Cabaret

IN A FLASH: Valentine's Day at 91ֿ - in 1983

A look back at Valentine's Day at 91ֿ - 40 years ago.

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