Success Story
91ֿ Honors Veterans
91ֿ held its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army and Air Force ROTC programs, and remarks from 91ֿ President L…
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A 91ֿ Student’s Musical Journey
91ֿ 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 91ֿ’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music since 2010. He started studying mu…
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TV2 Wins Station of the Year, Best Entertainment Show at CMA Awards
For the second year in a row, 91ֿ’s TV2 has taken top honors in the College Media Association’s (CMA) Pinnacle Awards, earning the 2013 TV Station of the Year award at the CMA National College Media Convention in New Orleans. TV2 is 91ֿ’s nationally award-winning, high-defin…
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Inspire 91ֿ Audience
Husband-and-wife duo Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, who combine journalism and activism in their unique brand of reporting centered on human rights abuses and advocacy, were the featured presenters at the fourth 91ֿ Presidential Speaker Series on Nov. 14 in the Kent Student Ce…
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Celebrating Homecoming
91ֿ celebrated its Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 5. This year’s Homecoming theme, “New and Old, Forever Blue and Gold,” honored 91ֿ’s past while looking forward to the university’s future. The Golden Flashes lost 38-24 to Northern Illinois in a rematch of last year's Mid-Amer…
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Scholar Provides Strong Footing for Podiatric Medicine Students’ Research Activities
Scholar of the Month Jill Kawalec Associate Professor and Division Head of the Department of Research College of Podiatric Medicine 1996-present Jill Kawalec is associate professor and division head of the Department of Research in the College of Podiatric Medicine. She provides the administrativ…
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Join Us in Celebrating Partnership, Official Esplanade Opening This Friday
A community celebration of the solid partnership between 91ֿ and the city of Kent, represented by the new 91ֿ Esplanade extension that now connects the university to downtown Kent, will take place Friday, Oct. 4, starting at 3:30 p.m. The celebratory event will be…
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91ֿ Ranks as One of the Best National Universities by U.S. News & World Report
91ֿ has earned a coveted spot in the first-tier list in the Best National Universities category with its inclusion in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report. 91ֿ is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to make the first tier. This is the th…
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Entertains Sold-Out Crowd at 91ֿ
Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, spoke to a capacity crowd at the third 91ֿ Presidential Speaker Series on Sept. 25 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. High demand claimed…
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91ֿ Student Develops Medical Terminology Crossword Application
What do you get when you cross a passion for crossword puzzles with a student enrolled in the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at 91ֿ? You get a medical terminology crossword puzzle app on your favorite iOS device. Having already earned a Bachelor of Science de…
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