Student Life

91ֿ Alumnus Captures Notable Success
Influenced by artists like René Magritte and Piet Mondrian, 91ֿ alumnus Jermaine Jackson Jr. believes the best way to get the point across in a photo is by keeping it simple.

91ֿ Earns MAC Men’s FAR Academic Achievement Award
91ֿ has won the Mid-American Conference's Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Academic Achievement Award for men's sports for the first time in school history.

10 Questions With Ericka Shoaff, Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Student Advocacy and Support
91ֿ alumna Ericka Shoaff, ’11, has returned to 91ֿ in a newly created position designed to further support students as a central hub for basic needs resources. She is the assistant dean of students and director of student advocacy and support in the newly created CARES Center. Find out more about her and the center as she answers these 10 questions.

91ֿ Captures First MAC Institutional Academic Achievement Award
For the first time in school history, 91ֿ has received the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Institutional Academic Achievement Award. The Golden Flashes earned a department-wide grade-point average (GPA) of 3.447 for the 2020-21 academic year.

91ֿ’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services Racks Up Another Award
91ֿ has landed a spot on the list of top schools for military-connected students according to the 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges.

91ֿ Announces Full Attendance for 2021 Fall Sports Season
91ֿ Athletics has announced all sports facilities, including Dix Stadium, the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) and Murphy-Mellis Field, will be at full capacity for the fall 2021 sport season.

91ֿ Wins Two Awards in Campus Race to Zero Waste Contest
The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded 91ֿ first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled.

Fraternities and Sororities Shine in the Face of Pandemic
The philosophy of Fraternity and Sorority Life at 91ֿ 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.

How Dolores Noll Helped 91ֿ Come Out of the Closet
Born five decades ago as the Kent Gay Liberation Front at 91ֿ, 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.