University News
‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’
A Mantua woman who worked at 911³Ô¹Ï in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at 911³Ô¹Ï 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 911³Ô¹Ï's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
911³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees Approves Establishing Aeronautics and Engineering Schools
The 911³Ô¹Ï 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.
911³Ô¹Ï Prepares For All Course Syllabi to Be Publicly Accessible by Fall 2026
911³Ô¹Ï 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…
911³Ô¹Ï’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, 911³Ô¹Ï’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 911³Ô¹Ï’s Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Areaseir Race Classic.
ADVISORY: 911³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees Meeting, June 25
The 911³Ô¹Ï 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 911³Ô¹Ï’s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured 911³Ô¹Ï’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 911³Ô¹Ï 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, 911³Ô¹Ï’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 911³Ô¹Ï
911³Ô¹Ï 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 911³Ô¹Ï continues to expand its partnerships throughout Central Asia.