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The 91���� alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.  The Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 10, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) on the Kent Campus. This ceremony recognizes graduates who are receiving their master’s, educational specialist and doctoral degrees. At 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, the university will hold its One University Commencement at Dix Stadium in Kent. This ceremony recognizes graduates from 91����’s eight cam...

Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up more than 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil, studying and conducting award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91���� in Kent, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba, Canada, either.   Like many students, she realized opportunities at home were relatively limited, and she decided graduate school was the logical next step to “extend the problem of getting a job...

The legacy of May 4, 1970, affects all students at 91����. For nearly 50 years, they have walked the same grounds where four students were killed while many were exercising their First Amendment rights, protesting a war. What happened, why it happened and what it means— those questions have been asked, again and again, since 1970. As the 50th commemoration approaches, however, students from the 91���� School of Journalism and Mass Communication asked other questions: In what ways are the lessons of May 4th relevant today? How do current 91���� students view...

91���� at Ashtabula held its 70th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 10, 2019.  Over 100 students earning their degrees were be honored during the ceremony, held in the Main Hall Gymnasium.  Additionally, the Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc. (AACCI) presented its Community Service Award to local podiatrist and Remote Area Medical (RAM) Clinic co-chair Lori Herpen, DPM.  Camille Zalar, MHA, BSN, RN, a 2000 (ADN) and 2011 (BSN)  91���� Ashtabula graduate and current Director of Education and Initiatives for The Center for Health Affairs, recei...

The 91���� Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Thursday, May 9. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the University Library. Trustees will retire into executive session from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” Board committees will meet as follows: Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee – 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room. Audit and ...

  91���� at East Liverpool recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual Wall of Fame and Honors Banquet, while also honoring other individuals for their contributions to the campus.  Jeff and Jodi Campbell of Campbell’s Signs and Apparel received the Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes 91���� graduates for their professional accomplishments and community involvement. The late Dr. Roxanne Burns, who taught biology on the East Liverpool Campus, was honored posthumously with the Friend of the Campus Award. This award rec...

91���� Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. CLIR’s Recording at Risk program supports the preservation of rare and unique audio and audiovisual content of scholarly value. The May 4 Collection, which includes more than 300 cubic feet of primary sources related to the 91���� shootings and aftermath, is currently supporting over 20 major projects related to the upcoming 5...

When Brooklyn Bennett takes the stage at Packard Music Hall on Saturday, May 11, she will share her story, her hopes, and her dreams with 91���� at Trumbull’s graduating class. However, her journey to graduation isn’t what most people would consider typical.    Bennett was in foster care as a child, but only for a couple of years. Along with her two sisters, she was adopted at the age of seven by Dan and Denise Baker. She graduated from LaBrae High School in 2006 and enrolled for a short time at Youngstown State. In the fall of 2007, she first enrolled at 91���� ...

Bryan Murfello has always been fascinated by the medical field because, as he says, “It’s a career choice that is ever evolving and changing.”  Considering that the scope of career options in medicine is so varied, he has been on a journey of exploration and discovery since graduating from high school. 91���� Geauga has helped Murfello to evolve and change as he navigates a fulfilling career path in modern medicine. First, he attended the Cleveland Institute of Medical/Dental to become a pharmacy technician. That was satisfying for a while but wanted to take his career furt...

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency presented its Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Awards recently at the Ohio EPA’s second Sustainability Conference in Columbus. Doug Pearson, associate vice president of Facilities Planning and Operations (middle) and Melanie Knowles (right), Manager of Sustainability for Facilities Planning & Operations, accepted the award on behalf of 91����. Also pictured is Laurie A. Stevenson, director of the Ohio EPA. 91���� was evaluated based on 19 environmental stewardship criteria, and was recognized at the gold level for i...