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Larissa Lurken, 2017 Player of the Year,  drives past a Buffalo defender during the season finale and a 91ֿ 80-71 win in the MAC Center.

91ֿ’s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with 91ֿ senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…

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Larissa Lurken, 2017 Player of the Year,  drives past a Buffalo defender during the season finale and a 91ֿ 80-71 win in the MAC Center.

91ֿ’s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with 91ֿ senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Awards and Honors , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

91ֿ students work out in the university’s new Tri-Rec fitness facility located in the Tri-Towers Rotunda.

Tri-Rec Offers Convenient Workout Location for Students in Residence Halls

91ֿ’s Recreational Services and University Housing (formerly Residence Services) departments have collaborated to open a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda, exclusively for on-campus residents. The facility opened this spring semester.The 7,000-square-foot Tri-Rec inclu…

Tags: Department of Recreation and Wellness Services , Success Story , Center for Student Involvement , Department of Residence Services

Kent Campus

A 91ֿ student walks through a colorful patch of trees and foliage near the Beyer-Murin Gardens, next to the Risman Plaza, on a warm spring day.

University Is Rooted in Its Commitment to Tree Care

Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year 91ֿ is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program. Created in 2008, the Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and univers…

Tags: Grounds , University Facilities Management , Division of Finance and Administration , Success Story

Kent Campus

91ֿ students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by 91ֿ Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

91ֿ students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud…

Tags: Exercise Science , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Podiatric Medicine , Success Story

Office of Student Research

91ֿ student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA celebrate their academic achievement with 91ֿ President Beverly Warren (front row, ninth from left) at a breakfast held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016

91ֿ’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony. “We are tremendously proud of and inspired by the success of our student-athletes who demonstrate time and time again that…

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Kent Campus

91ֿ students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by 91ֿ Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

91ֿ students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud…

Tags: Exercise Science , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Podiatric Medicine , Success Story

Kent Campus

Aeronautics and Engineering Building

More 91ֿ Buildings Receive LEED Certification

Several new and renovated 91ֿ buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on 91ֿ’s campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green Building Council. There …

Tags: sustainability , Office of the University Architect , Division of Finance and Administration , Success Story

Kent Campus

A 91ֿ student listens to a speaker during the university’s 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

David Anderson, Founder and President of the BridgeLeader Network, Served as Keynote Speaker at University’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

91ֿ held its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s theme was “Testament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.” The keynote speaker for the event was David Anderson, D.Phil. He is…

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Division of People, Culture and Belonging

Melissa Zullo (left), associate professor of epidemiology in 91ֿ’s College of Public Health, works with a Ph.D. student.

91ֿ Epidemiologist Studies Best Practices for Helping Cardiac and Respiratory Patients Heal

91ֿ scholar Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., is all heart, an academic who lives and breathes research, almost literally. Zullo, an associate professor of epidemiology in 91ֿ’s College of Public Health, has spent a significant portion of her professional and academic career studying th…

Tags: College of Public Health , Success Story , Research & Science

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