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So what did it look like when Mother Nature aimed at 91�ֿ� with heavy snow?  91�ֿ� Today got access to various cameras across the Kent Campus that showcased the snow's arrival. 

91�ֿ� campuses reopened Tuesday with classes resuming at noon following a full closure Monday due to heavy snowfall from a major winter storm that blasted across Ohio and much of the eastern United States.

A Professor in the 91�ֿ�'s School of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies was recognized as the 2026 Outstanding Science Educator of the Year.

Measles cases are increasing nationwide, including confirmed cases at several college campuses. While 91�ֿ� has not reported any cases, understanding this highly contagious disease can help our campus community stay informed and protected.

The university will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 29 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. 

A new, temporary roundabout at the intersection of East Main Street and Horning Road has opened, showing how road improvements are beginning to take shape on the north side of 91�ֿ�'s Kent Campus.

During Winter Break and all throughout the year, in every season, the dedicated people of University Facilities Management work to keep all of 91�ֿ�'s campuses running smoothly and looking great.

Student photographers working in University Communications and Marketing helped capture the moments and memories of Fall Semester 2025.

91�ֿ� will be closed from Dec. 24, 2025, through Jan. 4, 2026. University offices will reopen on Jan. 5, 2026. 

91�ֿ� Today showcases the university's most striking images from 2025, as captured by staff photographers Bob Christy, Rami Daud and Mike Rich, and their student colleagues, throughout a year of academic achievement, campus celebrations and student success. 

The Ohio Department of Higher Education Science of Reading Audit of educator preparation programs found that 91�ֿ�’s preservice teacher literacy coursework was deemed “in alignment” with a score of 100% and no mandatory recommendations for improvement. 

During the commencement ceremony for the Fall Class of 2025, 91�ֿ� President Todd Diacon discusses how commencement is more than the ceremony on the stage. “At commencement, the stage is where it’s at, but the ramp is who we are,” he said.

91�ֿ� conferred degrees to more than 2,400 new graduates in Fall Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Beginning fall 2027, Bio-Med Science Academy will relocate its grades K-6 programs to 91�ֿ�’s Schwartz Center. The Schwartz Center, which opened in 1956 as the home of the 91�ֿ� School, a laboratory school that served generations of student teachers, will return to its original purpose as a school building.

91�ֿ�’s Board of Trustees approved a new partnership between the university and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School that will bring new life to the underutilized Michael Schwartz Center building while providing the public STEM school with a state-of-the-art facility for its elementary grades. The Board’s vote of approval came during its regular quarterly meeting held Dec. 11. 

91�ֿ� celebrated 75 years of memories at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation with a 96-84 victory by the Golden Flashes men’s basketball team over the Austin Peay Governors and revealing a collection of commemorative keepsakes.

The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2025 were recognized with commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13.

In 2022, the first "In A Flash" was posted on 91�ֿ� Today. Since then, there have been 599 more "In A Flashes," each offering a glimpse of life at 91�ֿ�.