Community Impact
Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.
91ֿ’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training, a collaborative project that will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources.
Music, a cheering crowd and students shouting “bingo!” could be heard across the Kent Student Center on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Flash Activity Board (FAB) grocery bingo night created for fun and a good cause.
The 91ֿ Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown.
The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes.
Faculty researchers from 91ֿ’s College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP). The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.
Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent and an associate professor of sociology at 91ֿ, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie’s influence on our culture today.
91ֿ’s Office of Career Exploration and Development is sponsoring a Student Employment Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for students looking for a job on the Kent Campus.
91ֿ Registrar Chris Dorsten and Assistant Registrar Adrianne Woods saved the life of a person who suffered cardiac arrest in Schwartz Hall over the summer.
President Diacon added his support as the Class of 2027 formed the "K" on Centennial Field.