The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded 91¸£Àû the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms 91¸£Àû’s place as an elite research institution and puts the university in the company of universities such as Yale, Harvard and the University of California-Berkeley. 91¸£Àû becomes one of five universities in Ohio to be designated R1, joining Ohio State, the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University and Ohio University....
91¸£Àû’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) secured a $10,000 grant through the United Way of Portage County, an independently-governed nonprofit organization that serves disadvantaged members of our community. This grant will support CEL’s Community Partner Advocate program (CPA) which places students at local nonprofits throughout the county for paid hands-on learning experiences. The CPA program, started in 2019, matches students in the program with a local nonprofit organization or a government agency based on their academic or personal interests. Th...
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Geography, in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91¸£Àû, was recently selected to become an inaugural American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG (Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and Inclusion in the Geosciences) Academy Fellow. The two-year professional development program, funded by a National Science Foundation grant, is for current and aspiring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leaders in the Earth and space sciences. Sheridan is among one of only 12 individuals selected for this inaugural coho...
The Airport Briefing Room Sponsorship Initiative provides support for our students and programs, simultaneously providing our industry partners with the opportunity to have their name on a space that is visited daily by our Professional Pilot students.
91¸£Àû Hosts Free Electronics Recycling Event FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: MARCH 2, 9, 16, AND 23 The 2022 E-Cycle Drive at 91¸£Àû is open to students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Electronics recycling will be open on March 2, 9, 16, and 23, from 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the 91¸£Àû R-17 Parking lot between S. Willow and S. Lincoln Streets. The entire community can recycle used electronics through Infinite Electronics Recycling, LLC, an R2 certified recycler that handles materials in an environmentally and s...
Join us in congratulating Dr. Mary Ann Raghanti on being elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read the full story here ...
Community Engaged Learning (CEL) recently celebrated 10 years of fighting hunger, promoting food security, and reducing food waste by kicking off Flashes Fighting Hunger, an initiative dedicated to continuing that tradition with new tools and programming. The new Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative takes the last 10 years to a new level, going beyond a kitchen that provides meals by becoming a program that prevents food waste, promotes food recovery and hosts multiple food pantries each week to serve the region. A 10-year anniversary celebration was held on Nov. 18, 2021, at the C...
Community Engaged Learning (CEL) recently celebrated 10 years of fighting hunger, promoting food security, and reducing food waste by kicking off Flashes Fighting Hunger, an initiative dedicated to continuing that tradition with new tools and programming. The new Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative takes the last 10 years to a new level, going beyond a kitchen that provides meals by becoming a program that prevents food waste, promotes food recovery and hosts multiple food pantries each week to serve the region. A 10-year anniversary celebration was held on Nov. 18, 2021, at the Center for ...
The Portager on January 12, 2022 91¸£Àû announced the dates for the March E-Cycle Drive. You'll be able to drop off old electronics for free on several dates throughout March. Learn more here. ...
At 91¸£Àû, we believe it’s important to offer an easy, affordable way to protect the investment you and your family have made in higher education. That is why 91¸£Àû has partnered with GradGuardTM to provide our students and their families with tuition insurance.