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911³Ô¹Ï students wearing their rainbow graduation stoles smile during the university’s 2019 One University Commencement.

911³Ô¹Ï Receives Highest Possible Score as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus

A national organization has recognized 911³Ô¹Ï with a perfect overall score for the university’s efforts to create a more inclusive campus and welcoming environment for all.

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Kent Campus

Kent Book to Prisoners is a student group that sends used books to Ohio inmates.

Review of Rules Could Help 'Books to Prisoners' Groups

A review of Ohio prison regulations could make it easier for charity groups to donate used books to Ohio prison inmates.

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Google Map Directions from Tulsa, Okla. to Kent, Ohio

From 911³Ô¹Ï to Tulsa, Okla.

Sharon Crawford’s story is not one of a typical 911³Ô¹Ï student in the SSS program. Almost all of the students in the program live near the Kent campus or in one of the on-campus residence halls. Being on or close to campus allows SSS students easy access to tutoring services, the opportunity to participate in workshops and to attend on-campus events and off-campus trips. With Ms. Crawford living in a different state, it was a unique opportunity for 911³Ô¹Ï to bring her into the program. 

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911³Ô¹Ï Students Volunteer in Dominican Republic for Alternative Spring Break Trip

Students Dive Into Service Projects on Alternative Spring Breaks

Instead of traveling to a bustling beach in Florida or a cross-country trip to the Rocky Mountains, 911³Ô¹Ï students embarked on a variety of alternative volunteer trips during this year’s spring break.

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Student Defies Health Expectations - Will Join 911³Ô¹Ï Masters Program This Fall

Doctors told her that she would never be able to walk again, she wouldn’t finish high school and would never make it to college. But this soon-to-be college graduate and upcoming 911³Ô¹Ï Master’s student has proven those expectations wrong.

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To the Rescue! 911³Ô¹Ï Tuscarawas Students Built Robot That can Douse Fires, Save Lives

911³Ô¹Ï at Tuscarawas engineering technology students collaborated on their capstone project during the spring semester and unveiled a search and rescue robot on finals night in early May.

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Greta Babakhanova

Invitation to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Is ‘Icing on the Cake’ for Doctoral Student

As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn’t already a full plate for 911³Ô¹Ï doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a little dessert?

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Graduate Studies , College of Arts and Sciences , Chemical Physics , Department of Physics

College of Arts & Sciences

Knight scholars

College of Communication and Information Students Honored by Akron Press Club

Eight 911³Ô¹Ï students received scholarships from the Akron Press Club and John S. Knight Memorial Scholarship Fund in April, totaling $40,000 in awards. College of Communication and Information students won eight of the nine awards given by the Akron Press Club this year.

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Students Participate in Program at the Rising Star Center for the Arts

911³Ô¹Ï Senior Finishes School While Managing Her Full-Time Business

Bethany Westphal is a very busy person. Like most seniors, Ms. Westphal spends her time doing school work and preparing for graduation in May. But, at the same time, she also runs the full-time business she started herself.

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Photojournalism Student Nathaniel Bailey Photographs Commencement Ceremony

Talented Photojournalism Student Earns Prestigious Award and Internship Grant

Nathaniel Bailey has been interested in photography for as long as he can remember. After years of study and practice, Mr. Bailey’s passion has paid off. In March 2019, Mr. Bailey won the Chuck Scott Student Photographer of the Year award from the Ohio News Photographers Association (ONPA), and he was awarded the Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship.

 

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