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Queen Elizabeth II - 1926-2022

Faculty, Staff Remember Queen Elizabeth II

As the world comes to grips with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned as monarch for 70 years, º£½ÇÔ­´´ Today reached out to faculty and staff members with ties to the UK to share their thoughts on her passing. 

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Kent Campus

International students at º£½ÇÔ­´´ show their home country pride during a 2022 basketball game at º£½ÇÔ­´´.

International Student Enrollment Up for Third Consecutive Year

º£½ÇÔ­´´ is celebrating a 17.7% increase in international student enrollment this year, due in large part to increases in international graduate student admissions. 

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Kent Campus

Pakistani exchange student Anas is living his childhood dream at º£½ÇÔ­´´

Dreams Do Come True For Pakistani Exchange Student 

Anas' friends are living vicariously through him as he attends º£½ÇÔ­´´ as an exchange student sponsored through , a program supported by the U.S. Department of State. 

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Kent Campus

º£½ÇÔ­´´ and Mexican university students study over spring break at traditional chinampa farmers in Mexico

º£½ÇÔ­´´ Students Study Sustainable Gardening for Poverty Reduction in Mexico

º£½ÇÔ­´´ partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international, cross-cultural exchange for students to study how sustainable gardening projects aid immigrant populations. 

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Wesley is the first student to graduate from American Academy

º£½ÇÔ­´´â€™s American Academy Graduates Its First Brazilian Student

Alvacir Wesley Kalatai Alberti of Imbituva, Brazil, is the first student to graduate from the American Academy, a dual-enrollment program offered jointly at º£½ÇÔ­´´ and the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, located in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.

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Students Aim to Make º£½ÇÔ­´´ ‘Most Refugee-Welcoming Campus in America’

Students Aim to Make º£½ÇÔ­´´ ‘Most Refugee-Welcoming Campus in America’

Turmoil from recent wars and tragedies causes millions to be displaced from their homes every year. This year is no exception with the intensifying conflict in Ukraine, forcing millions of refugees to find safety elsewhere. Not only do these refugees need shelter, but they also need education and the opportunity to have new life experiences in different countries. 

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º£½ÇÔ­´´ Board of Trustees Approves Establishing University Operations in Rwanda, Africa

The º£½ÇÔ­´´ Board of Trustees approved the establishment and registration of a Community Benefit Company in Rwanda, Africa, during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 25. º£½ÇÔ­´´ has realized an immediate need to establish a private limited company, designated as a not-for-profit Community Benefit Company, that can serve as a strategic starting point for engaging in the African continent’s expanding higher education market.

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Kent Campus

STEM Students Abroad: The Benefits of the Challenges

No matter the field of study, if students have a knack for adventure and travel, º£½ÇÔ­´´ will see to their study abroad endeavors. º£½ÇÔ­´´ has multiple STEM students studying abroad in the spring semester, a bright outlook for a demographic that does not traditionally travel for credit in thei…

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Education Abroad

President Todd Diacon meets with visiting architecture students from Lebanese American University

º£½ÇÔ­´´ Hosts Lebanese Students for Study in Architecture

The horrific images of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, motivated º£½ÇÔ­´´ officials to reach out to help. Their thoughts immediately turned to Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and its School of Architecture and Design, with which º£½ÇÔ­´´â€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been cultivating a relationship for the past several years.

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Kent Campus

Graduate student Lydia Lisowsky is collecting medical supplies for Ukraine.

º£½ÇÔ­´´ Community Assists Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky in Donating and Packing Medical Supplies For Ukraine

Although º£½ÇÔ­´´ alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. The º£½ÇÔ­´´ community helped Lisowsky pack and donate medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine. 

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