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Starting college can be a nerve-wracking experience. The journey can be even harder when you’re the first in your family to navigate this new world. Knowing what academic resources are available is a mystery. Filling out the FAFSA is a challenge. The unspoken stigma of being a first-generation college student is a reality.As a first-generation college student coming from Wisconsin, I found the college experience nerve-wracking, especially after I got to 911�Թ�. I didn't have anyone nearby to support me, and I didn’t know anyone who had this shared identity.  911�Թ� reco...

Standing at the Kennedy Space Center’s Banana Creek viewing area on Monday, November 4, Mackenzie Guy watched in awe as her research project blasted off toward the International Space Station, marking a milestone in her academic journey that transcended her aviation studies.Guy, a sophomore professional pilot major, and fellow College of Aeronautics and Engineering student Jonathan King, a junior aeronautical systems engineering major with an unmanned aircraft systems minor, had their plant growth experiment selected for NASA's Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 18, demonst...

It seems that every time we tune into a podcast or open our emails, someone is talking about Artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is affecting our world and our work. It can be a bit daunting to think about. Did you know that 911�Թ� faculty and Staff have access to FREE training on all things AI? From casual technology user to hard-core IT team members, LinkedIn Learning can provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to take on AI. Here is a small sample of the AI sessions available today:Introduction to Artificial IntelligenceIntroduction to Large Language Models (like Cha...

911�Թ� Tuscarawas brought home the school's first national championship in volleyball with a win over Penn State Hazletown in the championship match. ...

The 911�Թ� community paid tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces at the annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event took place at 11 a.m. on Nov. 8, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus.  The program, titled “Honoring All Those Who Serve,” included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from 911�Թ�’s Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC programs; Tim Coyne, senior business manager for 911�Թ�’s Division of Student Life, serving as bugler; the national anthem; the “Service Song Medley”; an invocation; and welcome remarks from Kent Stat...

   A recent paper by Dr. Amy Sato, a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at 911�Թ�, and her colleagues focuses on food insecurity among adolescents with larger body sizes, a group which has historically been overlooked in the food insecurity literature. This project represents a collaboration between Dr. Sato’s lab and the Healthy Active Living Program at Akron Children’s Hospital. Check it out at: https://journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/fulltext/2024/01000/food_insecurity_predicts_magnitude_of_early_bmi.13.aspx  ...

911�Թ� will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. No classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on Tuesday, Nov. 12.To see a list of state-designated holidays and dates when the university is closed, please visit 911�Թ�’s Academic Calendar. ...

911�Թ�’s School of Fashion has long fostered deep industry connections, and on Nov. 7 those partnerships were on full display as the school hosted a fashion show in Cleveland’s Flats district to launch the new all-electric Porsche Macan.The event, held at the Tenk West Bank venue, was the result of a collaboration between 911�Թ� and Porsche North Olmsted, which requested the partnership to celebrate the debut of the Macan. The fashion show featured designs from 911�Թ� alumni, faculty and current students, showcasing the school’s talent and the new electric Macan’s sleek,...