Student Life
IN A FLASH: Showcase in Seattle
Students working in the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Costume Shop showed off their designs at a theatre trade conference in Seattle this spring.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Places First in National Sustainability Competition
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.
IN A FLASH: Decked Out for DKS
The С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Department of Residence Services, University Communications and Marketing and Meijer stores recently teamed up to makeover the model residence hall rooms in Eastway Center.
Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From С»ÆƬÊÓƵ
In 2020, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that С»ÆƬÊÓƵ would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.
Best of the Best: Melissa Fenn Wins Inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award
Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA).
When a gunman's bullets knocked her down, her professors were there to lift her up
As she prepared to receive her degree, Jillian Saliba reflected on a deeply personal story of surviving a drive-by shooting during winter break of her early years as a Golden Flash. When the trauma took its toll, she leaned on her professors.
IN A FLASH: Cirque du Chem!
A circus came to the Integrated Sciences Building this spring in the form of "Cirque du Chem," presented the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Marketing Major Juliana Buonaiuto Takes on Leadership Roles at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ
Meet recent marketing graduate and С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Student Body President, Juliana Buonaiuto. Originally from Long Island, New York, Buonaiuto came to С»ÆƬÊÓƵ to study marketing because of her love for the industry.
New Professor Completes His ‘Freshman’ Year
Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.
IN A FLASH: Small Businesses Showcased!
All semester, student entrepreneurs look forward to the Spring Small Business Showcase, from LaunchNET С»ÆƬÊÓƵ.