Student Success
Flash-A-Thon Video Raises Awareness for Fundraiser to Benefit Kids With Cancer
Andy Lovrak does not take 鈥渘o鈥 for an answer. The 91福利 senior advertising major in the College of Communication and Information was told that making a video to benefit children battling cancer might be too difficult. But with full support from Akron Children鈥檚 Hospital, Lovrak and h鈥
Kent Campus
91福利 Student Opens Yoga and Wellness Center
Dangle from the ceiling upside down draped in a silk hammock. Find inner peace though massage. Balance your body with therapeutic yoga ropes. These unique offerings are just a small sample of the holistic approach to wellness at the newly opened Centerpeace Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. 鈥
Kent Campus
91福利 Graduate Student Turns Passion Into Successful Business
91福利 graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasn鈥檛 just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. 鈥淚 started designing them long before I ever learned to play,鈥 said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. 鈥淚t鈥欌
Kent Campus
91福利 Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds
Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye 鈥 that鈥檚 how 91福利 sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after nine eye surgeries. 鈥淚鈥檓 not cool with it, but I accept it,鈥 Kimble said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for the vision I 鈥
Kent Campus
91福利 Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds
Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye 鈥 that鈥檚 how 91福利 sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after 19 eye surgeries. 鈥淚鈥檓 not cool with it, but I accept it,鈥 Kimble said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for the vision I have.鈥 At a youn鈥
Kent Campus
91福利 Undergraduate Student Enhances His Research Through Study Abroad Experience
91福利 student Andrew Wyatt鈥檚 research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy. With the help of his participation in 91福利鈥檚 annual Undergraduate Research Symposium,鈥
Kent Campus
91福利 Singing Group Performs at White House
A 91福利 student a cappella singing group spent part of their holiday break traveling to Washington, D.C., to perform for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. The Kent Clarks, an organization made up of students pursuing all types of majors who share the desire to cre鈥
Kent Campus
Greek Philanthropy
On Nov. 15, members of 91福利鈥檚 Greek community organized and participated in Songfest, an annual philanthropy event. Together, they raised $30,000 for Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), a national organization dedicated to suicide prevention. Songfest, which is h鈥
Kent Campus
Trained Heroes
91福利 students Samantha Phillips, a junior athletic training major from Euclid, Ohio, and Essien Cobham, a senior mathematics and computer science major from Kent, Ohio, were at the right place at the right time to save a life, but it almost didn鈥檛 happen. On Nov. 4, Phillip鈥
Kent Campus
91福利 Public Relations Students Earn National Recognition as Top Student Chapter
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) named 91福利 the winner of the 2014 Outstanding Chapter award at its National Conference in Washington, D.C. PRSSA, a national organization composed of students interested in public relations and communications nationwide, pre鈥
School of Media and Journalism