University News
º£½ÇÔ´´ Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time º£½ÇÔ´´ alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
º£½ÇÔ´´ Debuts New TV Commercial Produced Entirely In-House
An ecology student testing water in a river. A nursing student assisting a patient. A music student performing onstage. These are just three of the 30 º£½ÇÔ´´ students featured in the new º£½ÇÔ´´ TV commercial that was developed and produced entirely in-house by º£½ÇÔ´´ staff members who are all º£½ÇÔ´´ graduates.
Flashes Sign Team IMPACT Recruit Mary Alice Tryda
º£½ÇÔ´´ field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer is pleased to announce the signing of 10-year-old Mary Alice Tryda through Team IMPACT to the º£½ÇÔ´´ field hockey team.
Ascendium Grant Will Streamline Transfers and Increase Student Retention, Graduations
The pathway from a two-year college to º£½ÇÔ´´ will soon become an easier road to travel for Ohio students, thanks to a grant awarded to º£½ÇÔ´´ to collaborate with three Ohio community colleges to streamline the transfer process.
º£½ÇÔ´´ Celebrates Homecoming
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the º£½ÇÔ´´ fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their º£½ÇÔ´´ days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with º£½ÇÔ´´ pride.
Delta Air Lines Program Propels º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s Flight Technology Students to Careers as Pilots
º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s nationally ranked Flight Technology program, in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, is one of only three nationwide that Delta Air Lines selected this year to become a Delta Propel Partner, a program that creates career opportunities for students studying to be future commercial pilots.
º£½ÇÔ´´ Board Formalizes New 10-Year Agreement With Tuscarawas Campus
º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s long-standing relationship with the Tuscarawas County University Branch District to administer the Tuscarawas Campus of º£½ÇÔ´´ will continue through June 30, 2030, in a new 10-year agreement approved by the º£½ÇÔ´´ Board of Trustees.
º£½ÇÔ´´ Honors Seven Alumni With 2019 Alumni Awards
The º£½ÇÔ´´ Alumni Association is proud to announce its 2019 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at º£½ÇÔ´´.
º£½ÇÔ´´ Unveils World-Class FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center
º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center provides a world-class training ground to help aviation students and future pilots soar to even greater achievements.
º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, º£½ÇÔ´´ celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of º£½ÇÔ´´ Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.