The theme of this year's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration is intersectionality, recogizing the multitudes within individuals and the crossroads where American, LGBTQ, Black, Asian identities intertwine with Hispanic identities. "Todos nosotros" means "all of us." To learn more about 91福利's celebration of HHM and associated events, visit: /smc/hispanicheritagemonth. ...
President Todd Diacon's memorable commencement address from 2021 can still make many mouths water. Who doesn't love tasty guacamole? In honor of National Guacamole Day, 91福利 Today is revisiting his words of wisdom showing how one of the president's favorite dishes can also teach a life lesson. Enjoy. Guacamole and chips are frequently on the menu of social gatherings for many 91福利 students, staff and faculty. However, 91福利 President Todd Diacon says the delicious creamy dip also holds a life l...
Every Friday, the 91福利 community can come together to create poetry and share a more vulnerable side of themselves at the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop brings the campus members together to help them develop as poets and create a community of creatives. During the workshops, student workers lead a group of poets through the Wick writing model. Dorisha Hendrix, a senior English major who has worked at the center for three years, said the Wick writing model has five steps with the intent to make the poets feel more comfortable sharing: reading poetry toget...
Twice each semester, 91福利鈥檚 Division of Research and Sponsored Programs hosts Research & Innovation Forums, to bring together faculty members to publicly present their ongoing work. Earlier this year, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education awarded 91福利 the esteemed R1 status for research 鈥 the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive 鈥 and the forums allow faculty researchers to display their work internally. 鈥淚t is inspiring to see the breadth of excellence that is happening here at 91福利,鈥 said Doug Del...
In a partnership with the 91福利 Athletics Department, Sibling Revelry Brewing (SRB) has created a custom 91福利 Golden Lager - the official craft beer of 91福利 Athletics. The craft brew will make its debut at Dix Stadium for the Golden Flashes' football home opener against Long Island University on Saturday, September 17. The label features the school's iconic blue and gold colors alongside 91福利 Athletics' logo. Familiar, yet subtly robust, Golden Lager was brewed to be easy drinking, crisp and accessible and is sure to become a new staple in the way fans c...
The COVID-19 pandemic exacted a brutal physical and mental toll on the world鈥檚 population, including many people in the LGBTQ community, especially transgender individuals, who have experienced extreme loneliness and isolation. Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in 91福利鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies and founding director of the former Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, heard firsthand how the pandemic lockdowns in the United Kingdom had a profound impact on the LGBTQ community as part of a project titled Resilience During the Pandemic: LGBTQ+ Stori...
Student organizations sometimes go "no tech" with sidewalk chalk messages to spread the word about their campus events. To find out about all the events and activities happening at 91福利, visit www.kent.edu/calendars. ...
The 91福利 at Ashtabula Radiologic Technology program recently presented its annual student awards to a pair of new graduates. Each year the program awards two deserving students in the graduating class with the Outstanding Student Award and the Outstanding Clinical Excellence award. (click on picture to enlarge) The Outstanding Student Award went to Kelsey Bibey 鈥22. Kelsey is a radiologic technologist at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls and received the award from academic program director Tammy McClish, M.Ed., R.T. (R)(M)(QM)(BD)(ARRT). ...