Success Story
U.S. News & World Report ranks 91²Ö¿â in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, 91²Ö¿â is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.
91²Ö¿â alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and the community are encouraged to save the date for one of the university’s long-standing traditions. 91²Ö¿â will celebrate Homecoming 2021 on Saturday, Oct. 2.
91²Ö¿â will hold in-person commencement ceremonies in May for the Spring Class of 2021 and will welcome back all 2020 alumni for an in-person graduation ceremony during Homecoming Weekend this fall.
In keeping with the commitment to honor and remember the events of May 4, 1970, 91²Ö¿â will hold a virtual May 4 51st Commemoration this year. The virtual commemoration will feature a video premiering at noon on Tuesday, May 4, that focuses on the nine wounded students: Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald Mackenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps and Douglas Wrentmore.
91²Ö¿â has partnered with the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins since 2018, allowing this nationally recognized hockey team to work closely with the university and providing professional and recreational aid to the 91²Ö¿â community. The partnership includes multiple facets that focus on future Golden Flashes, current students and alumni alike.
91²Ö¿â has been designated as a First-gen Forward Institution by the Center for First-generation Student Success for its commitment to improving the experiences and advancing outcomes of those who are first in their families to attend college.
91²Ö¿â is once again at the top tier when it comes to exhibiting leading practices and supporting post-military students, receiving the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School designation for its Kent Campus. This is the 12th year in a row that the Kent Campus has received the Military Friendly School honor.
In a month synonymous with cupid, hearts and chocolates, it seems fitting that 91²Ö¿â’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center is set to celebrate 10 years of love beginning on Valentine’s Day and extending through the end of the year.
Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.
The Hearst Journalism Awards — widely known as the Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism — recently recognized 91²Ö¿â senior Gianna DaPra in the nation’s top 10 for television features.