University News
91ֿ’s Jewish Studies Program Turns 40, Pays Tribute to Longest-Serving Director
91ֿ’s Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, “Memories, Milestones, Momentum,” in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the 91ֿ Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent. The celebration features a tribute to the program’s longest-serv…
91ֿ Holds Veterans’ Job Fair, “Serving Those Who Have Served Us”
91ֿ’s Division of Human Resources, Career Exploration and Development, and the Center for Adult and Veteran Services have partnered to bring a unique job fair experience for U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Working as integral collaborators with 91ֿ are OhioMeansJobs Portage Coun…
Grand Opening of 91ֿ’s Aeronautics and Technology Building Planned for April 24
91ֿ will host a grand opening for the Aeronautics and Technology Building on Friday, April 24, from 2-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The event will celebrate the opening of the 55,000-square-foot building and the move of the College of Applied Engineering, Sus…
91ֿ Announces Jeff McLain as University’s New Vice President for Institutional Advancement
91ֿ has named Jeffery L. McLain, CFRE, as its new vice president for institutional advancement following an extensive national search. McLain comes to 91ֿ from Louisiana State University where he served as senior vice president of the LSU Foundation. He joins 91ֿ on M…
President and CEO of Ulthera Inc. to Speak at 91ֿ’s Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series
Matthew E. Likens, president and chief executive officer of Ulthera Inc., will be the keynote speaker at 91ֿ’s Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22 hosted by the College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Likens will present “…
91ֿ Announces Inauguration Week Events
Members of the 91ֿ community are invited to attend the inauguration of Beverly Warren as the 12th president of the university on Friday, May 1, at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on the Kent Campus. A reception will follow at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.…
National Alcohol Screening Day at 91ֿ is Thursday, April 9
National Alcohol Screening Day returns to 91ֿ for its 15th year. National Alcohol Screening Day is a promotional outreach effort to reduce and prevent at-risk drinking by providing anonymous screening for alcohol-use disorders. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes…
91ֿ and Portage County Port Authority Partner to Build New Headquarters for Alumni, Fundraising Units
Alumni, donors and other friends of 91ֿ will soon have a comfortable and convenient home base when they visit the Kent Campus as a result of today’s (Sept. 17) vote of the university’s Board of Trustees to proceed with the construction of a building for the Division of Institutiona…
ADVISORY: 91ֿ Board of Trustees Meeting, Sept. 17
The 91ֿ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, Sept. 17. The Board will convene at 2 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the Kent Campus Library. Trustees will meet as a Committee o…
Governor Names Stephen Perry and Perry Kimmel to 91ֿ Board of Trustees
Gov. John Kasich has appointed two new trustees to the 91ֿ Board of Trustees. Kasich named Stephen A. Perry of Canton, Ohio, to a nine-year term as a trustee and Perry “PJ” Kimmel of Canfield, Ohio, to a two-year term as an undergraduate student trustee. Perry’s appointment ends Ma…
