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91²Ö¿â Board of Trustees Announces Plans for National Presidential Search

The 91²Ö¿â Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.   91²Ö¿â President Beverly J. Warren announced in October that she will leave the role at the end of her term on July 1, 2019, after five y…

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Kent Campus

Through an email-based service launched by University Communications and Marketing, students can ask The Brain, the sculpture located near Merrill Hall on the Kent Campus.

The Brain Comes Alive on 91²Ö¿â’s Campus

Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus.

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The Brain Comes Alive on 91²Ö¿â’s Campus

The 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign is a monthlong event, providing an expanded timeframe for giving, additional giving options and more occasions to have gifts matched.

91²Ö¿â’s Giving Tuesday 2018 Attains Record-Breaking Success

91²Ö¿â’s Giving Tuesday 2018 broke the million-dollar mark for the second year in a row.

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Eriko Tanaka (right), Japanese program coordinator and lecturer, receives a 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award.

Japanese Program Coordinator and Lecturer Receives Outstanding Teaching Award

Eriko Tanaka, Japanese program coordinator and College of Arts and Sciences lecturer, received a 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award.

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Japanese Program Coordinator and Lecturer Receives Outstanding Teaching Award

91²Ö¿â President Beverly J. Warren offers a "thank you" on behalf of the university for a successful Giving Tuesday 2018.

Video: Record-Breaking Generosity on Giving Tuesday

91²Ö¿â President Beverly J. Warren offers gratitude for record-breaking contributions during Giving Tuesday 2018.    

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Video: Record-Breaking Generosity on Giving Tuesday

Pictured (left to right) are Bradley Keefer, Mindy Farmer, Laura Davis, Burt Logan of the Ohio History Connection, Lori Boes and Mark Seeman. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio History Connection)

91²Ö¿â Receives State Historic Preservation Award for Preserving May 4 History and Site

The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized 91²Ö¿â with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.

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The 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign is a monthlong event, providing an expanded timeframe for giving, additional giving options and more occasions to have gifts matched.

Giving Tuesday at 91²Ö¿â Is a Monthlong Celebration of Philanthropy

With the launch of its 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, 91²Ö¿â has again transformed what was just a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and 21st-century facilities.

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Kent Campus

Catherine Leslie, professor in 91²Ö¿â's School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, discusses what inspires her to teach.

Video: Professor Catherine Leslie

Catherine Leslie, Ph.D., professor of fashion at 91²Ö¿â, discusses what inspires her to teach.

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Video: Professor Catherine Leslie

The Digital Media Production major, housed in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has experienced significant growth in degrees awarded.

Digital Media Production Program Sees Significant Jump in Degrees Awarded

91²Ö¿â awarded the largest number of undergraduate degrees in its history in May 2018. One of the majors with the greatest growth from the previous year was Digital Media Production, which saw an increase of 43 graduates.

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Digital Media Production Program Sees Significant Jump in Degrees Awarded

Center for Architecture and Environmental Design at 91²Ö¿â

91²Ö¿â Professor Shares Environmental Design Expertise During Akron Radio Station Podcast

  Mark Mistur, dean of 91²Ö¿â’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, recently spoke about the architecture building’s energy-efficient resources and ways that the building stays environmentally friendly with WAKR’s Jeanne Destro. In the Nov. 2 interview, Dean …

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