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Two ������ alumni and one professor emeritus will be honored on Friday, Oct. 2, for the sixth annual School of Communication Studies Centennial Award Celebration in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony. There are three distinct awards given at the celebration: Distinguished Alumni Award, an award given to a graduate from the School of Communication Studies with more than 15 years of professional experience and equal contribution to the field of communication and his or her career. This will be awarded to Dr. Robin Clair, Lafayette, IN resident and current full-time p...

������ has received two prominent rankings in the new 2016 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 9, 2015, with inclusions on both the Top Public Schools list and the Best National Universities list.  ������ is ranked among the top 100 national public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s Top Public Schools list. This prestigious distinction is recognition of continued growth in academic reputation and student retention. In the ranking of public, private and for-profit institutions nationwide, ������ earned a co...

������ President Beverly Warren began her second year in office by acknowledging that she is at the helm of the university at a time when the university is on an impressive upward trajectory.  In this context, Warren is intent on leading ������ with a well-defined and bold vision – one that will distinguish the university not only in Northeast Ohio but across the world. At the Sept. 9 ������ Board of Trustees meeting, Warren reviewed for the trustees the momentum that has made ������ a powerhouse and model of higher educational excellence, access and affordab...

Embracing another year of record enrollment, a solid financial foundation and indications of continued universitywide growth, the ������ Board of Trustees approved a balanced university budget for fiscal year 2016 and demonstrated continued confidence in university leaders who are delivering on promises to students, staff and the community. Among the items included in the budget: The approved balanced operating budget for fiscal year 2016 spans July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. The balanced budget for ������’s eight-campus system totals about $666.3 million.  Overall,...

Embracing another year of record enrollment, a solid financial foundation and indications of continued universitywide growth, the ������ Board of Trustees approved a balanced university budget for fiscal year 2016. Given the ongoing state budget deliberations at the time of the Board’s last meeting on June 4, 2015, the Board adopted resolutions to approve tuition, special programs, course and other fees, and expenditure authorization to ensure the continuation of university operations in the first quarter of the new fiscal year. Now that the state of Ohio budget for fiscal year ...

The presidents of ������ and Hanoi University have signed an agreement that will partner the universities in a student exchange program and will allow a collaboration with ������’s campus in Florence, Italy. ������ President Beverly Warren and Hanoi President Nguyen Dinh Luan signed the historic agreement Sept. 8 on the second floor of the Kent Campus Library. Hanoi University was established in 1959 and specializes in languages and tourism.  Todd Diacon, ������’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, visited Hanoi University in May al...

WKYC TV reporter Will Ujek discovered the difference between watching football and kicking the winning field goal, as he transformed from a fan to a player for the day. As part of his quest to learn a new talent, Ujek reached out to April Goss, one of ������’s Golden Flashes Kickers. Goss joined the team in 2012 and had plenty of advice for Ujek. Ujek gets a few bumps and bruises before his moment of triumph. Photo Credit: WKYC TV   ...

The ������ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9. The Board is scheduled to convene at 3 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 retire into executive session/working lunch from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Alumni Suite to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.”  Board committees will meet as follows: Committee of the Whole – 8-10 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room. Academi...