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Ten years ago, the New York Times featured Kent City Manager Dave Ruller and С��Ƭ��Ƶ’s then-President Lester A. Lefton in an article touting their college town-gown success. С��Ƭ��Ƶ Today is following up on that article, looking at the different ways the town-gown relationship is still flourishing. Read more about the background of the relationship here.  As a С��Ƭ��Ƶ student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.  ...

“Out, out brief candle! / Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage.” – Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5, Lines 23-25. Some people delight in reading Shakespeare. But some people may find it difficult, confusing or incomprehensible. Xavier Heipp, senior theatre studies major with a double minor in pre-law and philosophy, has been working to create an open resource book to make Shakespeare’s writing more readable and relatable. Heipp, from Avon, Ohio, has recently been featured on The Research Review podcast and in two articles posted b...

It is great to see our alumni in the news, and learn about their exciting achievements! Dr. Huan Yan serves as Director of Research and Development Analytics at Impossible Foods. Here's a write-up on the APS website about Dr Yan. It gives a window into her work at Impossible Foods, and into her vision for a more sustainable world as a result of that work. https://aps.org/publications/apsnews/202302/beef-patty.cfm ...

We proudly announce that С��Ƭ��Ƶ has partnered with Southwest Airlines® to offer С��Ƭ��Ƶ students and Certified Flight Instructors a clear and direct route to becoming a Southwest Airlines First Officer through the carrier’s Destination 225° program.Southwest® created Destination 225° to build future pipelines to Pilot talent and the university pathway aims to provide a highly accessible, cost-effective, and innovative route to flying at a major carrier while pursuing a degree. The university pathway eases barriers to becoming a Southwest Airlines First Officer throu...

The School of Peace & Conflict Studies, in celebration of International Women's Day, welcomes Amanda Donahoe, speaking on "Reproductive Rights in Post-Brexit Post-Conflict Northern Ireland."  This program will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in McGilvrey Hall 307. Dr. Amanda (Mandi) Donahoe earned her doctorate in International Studies from the University of Denver.  She is currently Assistant Professor of Political Science at Centenary College of Louisiana.  Her book, “Peacebuilding Through Women’s Community Development” is only...

Banner Photo Provided by Family of Mandy Jenkins It wasn’t just Mandy Jenkins’s innovative career in digital news that made her an exceptional alumna of С��Ƭ��Ƶ’s School of Media and Journalism. The way she continued to touch students and graduates who came after her — connecting them to internships, mentoring them through their emerging journalism careers, returning to campus to share her wisdom — cemented a legacy that will have a lasting influence on generations of media students. Jenkins died after four years of cancer treatments at age 42 on Feb. 26, 2023. At С��Ƭ��Ƶ...

This time, Todd Diacon finds himself at the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI).С��Ƭ��Ƶ President Todd Diacon meets with AMLCI Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., to discuss how his team is using liquid crystals to “domesticate” bacteria.As part of his new video series called “What’s the Big Idea?”, Todd Diacon will take viewers inside the latest research opportunities happening at С��Ƭ��Ƶ.{"preview_thumbnail":"/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/793022295.jpg?VersionId=hws2lyJ0JDymi3y.AkXaEGKzwVxZAIQp&am...