University News
‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’
A Mantua woman who worked at ºÚÁÏÉç in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at ºÚÁÏÉç and shares a few reflections from her long life.
IN A FLASH: The Fountain Is ON!
Water flowed for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain in the courtyard outside Crawford Hall, home of ºÚÁÏÉç's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
ºÚÁÏÉç Board of Trustees Approves Establishing Aeronautics and Engineering Schools
The ºÚÁÏÉç Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools – the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering – within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the Kent Campus.
ºÚÁÏÉç Prepares For All Course Syllabi to Be Publicly Accessible by Fall 2026
ºÚÁÏÉç is preparing to comply with a new state requirement that will make all undergraduate course syllabi publicly accessible online, without requiring a login, beginning in Fall 2026.The mandate, part of recent state legislation, requires all Ohio public universities to create searc…
ºÚÁÏÉç’s Crawford Hall Earns LEED Silver Certification
An innovative design, energy-efficient systems, water conservation technologies and environmentally responsible construction materials are some of the features that earned Crawford Hall, ºÚÁÏÉç’s newest – and largest – academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Flying Flashes Aim for Fourth Straight Win
The skies are calling once again, and ºÚÁÏÉç’s Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Areaseir Race Classic.
ADVISORY: ºÚÁÏÉç Board of Trustees Meeting, June 25
The ºÚÁÏÉç Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, in the Timothy D. Eippert Boardroom, Suite 412, at Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.
Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours ºÚÁÏÉç’s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured ºÚÁÏÉç’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.
International Town and Gown Association Came to ºÚÁÏÉç to Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate
More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, ºÚÁÏÉç’s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.
Third Central Asian Nation Seeks Educational Partnership with ºÚÁÏÉç
ºÚÁÏÉç has signed an agreement with Tashkent State University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to begin collaboration on a joint master’s degree in economics and other programs, as ºÚÁÏÉç continues to expand its partnerships throughout Central Asia.