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91�ֿ�'s Undergraduate Student Government, the student organization responsible for being the direct line of communication to the administration to make students’ voices heard, was honored with the 2022 Student Government of the Year Award from the Conference on Student Government Associations.

91�ֿ�'s Explore Kent, Go! web pages give the 91�ֿ� community the ability to explore 91�ֿ�’s campus, downtown Kent and surrounding cities. Next in the “Where on the Web?” series, the focal point is the Explore Kent, Go! web pages at www.kent.edu/go. The Explore Kent, Go! web pages are an introduction to the diverse opportunities offered by the university’s niche area in the Midwest, according to Lin Danes, director of Web Services and Interactive Media at 91�ֿ�.

In 1922, 91�ֿ�’s first president, John McGilvrey, introduced what could be considered the great-grandmother of our current distance-learning programs at 91�ֿ�: correspondence courses. 

"Roaring 20's" Bring New Styles and Social Rules. Women, in keeping with the fashions of the time, were wearing shorter skirts, bobbing their hair, wearing makeup, along with other sweeping changes.

First-year advertising major and marketing minor, Isabelle Collyer, recently won a gold medal at the 2022 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships (NCTA).

Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization recently arrived at 91�ֿ�’s Kent Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles.

Alvacir Wesley Kalatai Alberti of Imbituva, Brazil, is the first student to graduate from the American Academy, a dual-enrollment program offered jointly at 91�ֿ� and the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, located in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.

How does the 91�ֿ� community find out what events are happening on campus? Where do you go to find your weekend plans? "Where On the Web?" is an ongoing series that introduces possibly unfamiliar pages and features on the 91�ֿ� website that students, faculty and staff should know about. One informative section of the website is the Events Calendar which can be used by anyone and features events from all eight 91�ֿ� campuses.

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. 

In advance of Monday’s observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday, we asked members of the 91�ֿ� community to reflect on the federal holiday and share their thoughts on what they hope it means for the university.