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The ������ Board of Trustees approved several new degree programs aimed at filling critical needs in the workforce during its March 11, 2015, board meeting. To help meet a growing demand for aerospace engineers who can apply the engineering principals to the design, manufacture and functionality of aerospace vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft, the Board established an aerospace engineering major within the Bachelor of Science degree, effective Fall Semester 2015.  The new degree program, which was developed in alignment and in accordance with the standards of th...

Musician Mark Mothersbaugh explains in a new video how May 4, 1970, inspired Devo, an American rock band that gained notoriety for the song “Whip It” in 1980. In the cartoon-like production, Mothersbaugh talks about the band’s view of music and how it joined the age of “devolution.” Read more in Rolling Stone and watch the video here. ...

������’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, the home of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design’s graduate program in urban design and architecture, has issued a call for proposals to communities throughout Northeast Ohio in need of urban design assistance. ������’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative is seeking a community partner from an Ohio city, suburb, town or neighborhood facing a unique urban design or planning challenge and in need of fresh ideas and perspectives to host its 2015 Urban Design Charrette. A charrette is a collaborative session in w...

Posted March 9, 2015 I Jake Crissman������ earned the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus USA recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management for the seventh consecutive year.Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation."Every year, we aim for the continued recognition of Tree Campus US...

“You look normal.”   “You don’t seem like you’re sick.”   “You’ve got what?” Nicole Sandrella has heard it all when it comes to people’s responses when they learn that the ������ at Trumbull senior has multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. The cause of MS is still unknown – scientists believe the disease is triggered by as-yet-unidentified environmental factor(s) in a person who is genetically predisp...

Dear ������ Community: It has been an exciting, invigorating and inspiring eight months since joining the ������ community. Through the Presidential Listening Tour and other meetings, both casual and formal, I have learned so much about what is the heart of ������. You have been gracious with your time, open and candid with your comments and reflections, and warm and welcoming to one of the newest members of this outstanding community. For that and more, I am most grateful and look forward to our continued work together. ������ is poised to determine a distinct...

RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste­reduction activities to their campus communities. On March 17, ������'s Division of Human Resources will partner with the Office of Sustainability to host Shred Mania from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the RecycleManla competition. Shred Mania is open to all students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Shred Mania allows participants to recycle unwanted paper documents using a secured, on site document destruction service. Materials pennitted at S...