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С��Ƭ��Ƶ President Beverly Warren delivered her first State of the University address on Nov. 19 in the Kent Student Center Kiva. С��Ƭ��Ƶ faculty, staff, students and members of the community were invited to attend the event, which was themed “Celebrating Today, Imagining Tomorrow.”  Read her speech 

С��Ƭ��Ƶ football player Jordan Italiano, a senior safety from Canfield, Ohio, has been selected by the National Football Foundation as a 2015 National Scholar-Athlete and finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments. Italiano is the first С��Ƭ��Ƶ player to earn the honor.

All were invited to come and honor America’s veterans as С��Ƭ��Ƶ held its annual Veterans Day observance. This year’s program, “Honoring All Who Serve,” took place on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.

Scholar of the Month Brian Peters Assistant Professor   College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Brian Peters is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research and teaching focuses on digital technologies in architectural design, including digital fabrication, parametric design and 3D printing.

С��Ƭ��Ƶ’s Dining Services has made various updates to its markets and cafés on campus in response to students’ needs. These updates range from clearer labeling of menus to helping students with food allergies to encouraging students to explore their culinary options. Mindful Labeling There are different symbols diners can use to identify the contents of items on menus in the dining halls and the markets.

The total number of students involved in Fraternity and Sorority Life organizations has reached more than 2,000 for the first time in С��Ƭ��Ƶ history. Fraternity and Sorority Life oversees opportunities for involvement in these student groups and works closely with the Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council and the Integrated Greek Council. A total of 2,228 students are involved with Fraternity and Sorority Life at С��Ƭ��Ƶ, which is up from last spring’s total of 1,950 members. 

Scholar of the Month Ye Zhao Associate Professor of Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 2006-present Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural phenomena modeling, general purpose computing using graphics hardware, and information visualization and visual analytics.

The groundbreaking for С��Ƭ��Ƶ’s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, С��Ƭ��Ƶ’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with refreshments, music and fun, on the Student Green. С��Ƭ��Ƶ President Beverly Warren and James Blank, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at С��Ƭ��Ƶ, spoke at the event.

This year's Homecoming was a fun-filled  that included the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Homecoming Parade and .

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at С��Ƭ��Ƶ hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate with the International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC) at the Kent Campus on July 31-Aug. 5, 2016.