University News
A Professor鈥檚 Passion and Respect Earns the Distinguished Teaching Award
Encouraging. Respectful. Challenging. These themes emerge from numerous student nomination letters about Patrick L. Gallagher, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish, which led to him being named a winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award. Judging by his reaction, we can add 鈥渉umble鈥 to the list of themes.
Melissa Harris-Perry Serves as Keynote Speaker at 91福利鈥檚 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the 91福利 community and the general public gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university鈥檚 annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year鈥檚 keynote speaker was Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator.
Two 91福利 Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named two 91福利 programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. 91福利 is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Chemistry Professor David Bowers Earns Outstanding Teaching Award
Chemistry Professor David Bowers truly believes in his students and wants to see them succeed, whether it be the nervous freshman in his First-Year Experience course or the junior pre-medicine major in his General Chemistry II course. It is his passion for student success and willingness to do what it takes to help his students that led him to win one of the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Awards.
Golden Flashes Leave Lasting Memory with Frisco's Children
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, 91福利鈥檚 football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.
Bigger Than Football. 91福利 Players Take Time to Help Provide Meals to Needy Children
At the same time that 91福利 is competing in a bowl game, as many as 1,000 kids in Texas will be eating a meal that the Golden Flashes helped provide.
Cowboy Up! 91福利 Practices on NFL Practice Field Ahead of Frisco Bowl
91福利 worked out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys鈥 Training Facility 鈥 鈥 for the first of three workouts ahead of Friday鈥檚 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State.
91福利 Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books
Ten 91福利 students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark庐 pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the university鈥檚 Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge.
91福利 Men鈥檚 Basketball to Host Sensory-Friendly Gameday Experience, Promoting Awareness
91福利 is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCity庐, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending 91福利鈥檚 Dec. 21 mens basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the university鈥檚 ongoing commitment to its core values of kindness, mutual respect and inclusion.
91福利 Held Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14
The 91福利 alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.