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Pictured are the 2024 91²Ö¿â Alumni Award winners at the awards ceremony, held Sept. 27 during Homecoming weekend at the 91²Ö¿â Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Andrea Hallgren)

91²Ö¿â Honors 11 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend

Sponsored by the 91²Ö¿â Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.

Tags: University News, Students First, alumni awards, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, alumni-news

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91²Ö¿â Staff Council was created in response to a past engagement and wellness survey.

Our Voices Count: Take the Engagement and Well-Being Survey Today

Students, faculty, staff, and administrators are encouraged to take the “Our Voices Count†Engagement and Well-Being Survey by the Oct. 20 deadline.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community and Society

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Azat Atayev, the deputy minister of education of Turkmenistan and President Todd Diacon exchange handshakes following the signing of an agreement for an educational partnership with the Central Asian nation.

91²Ö¿â Signs New Agreement with Central Asian Nation of Turkmenistan

91²Ö¿â has entered into an agreement with the Turkmenistan Ministry of Education to begin exploring the possibility of creating an educational partnership with several national institutes of higher learning there. The effort is part of 91²Ö¿â’s ongoing commitment to using education to foster global understanding and peace in a divided world.

Tags: University News, Global Reach, Students First, Global Presence

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Ashton Leigh is the director of the Office of Intercultural Student Life

Office of Intercultural Student Life: A Bridge to American Culture

The Office of Intercultural Student Life, formerly known as International Student Affairs, has a new central location in the Kent Student Center, which has made it more accessible to international students. Along with the new location comes the mission to provide drop-in services for international students.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Global Reach

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The 91²Ö¿â emblem is shown.

ADVISORY: 91²Ö¿â Board of Trustees Special Meeting, Oct. 2

The 91²Ö¿â Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Oct. 2 on the Kent Campus. This special meeting is being called solely for the purpose of enabling trustees to retire into executive session to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.â€

Tags: University News, Board of Trustees

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91²Ö¿â Athletics Logo on Main Street

IN A FLASH: The Road to Homecoming

All around campus - and on the streets of Kent -  there are signs that it's almost time for 91²Ö¿â to erupt in a Blue and Gold celebration for Homecoming Weekend. 

Tags: Homecoming, Student Life, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News

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91²Ö¿â alumni, students, employees and community members gather to watch the university’s 2023 Homecoming Parade.

91²Ö¿â Celebrates ‘A Legacy of Leadership’ at This Year’s Homecoming

91²Ö¿â is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28. 

Tags: University News, Students First, Homecoming, Alumni, alumni-news

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James R. Unger Global Forum in Crawford Hall

Elevating Business: Crawford Hall’s New Transformative Spaces

A 360-degree theatre-in-the-round classroom whose curved walls glow with projected images from the classroom computer paired with crystal-clear sounds. This is what it’s like to be immersed in the James R. Unger Global Forum, one of the many amazing new spaces in the brand-new Crawford Hall.

Tags: University News, Nationally Distinctive, Students First

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New 91²Ö¿â students wave rally towels and cheer during 2024 Convocation.

91²Ö¿â Leads Northern Ohio Universities Once More on Top Public Schools List in US News 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has once again confirmed 91²Ö¿â’s academic strengths with the university’s inclusion on several lists in the 2025 Best Colleges rankings. In the newly released rankings, 91²Ö¿â continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.

Tags: University News, Nationally Distinctive, U.S. News & World Report, Awards and Honors

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Ohio National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970

Historian's New Book Gives 360-Degree View of May 4 Tragedy

Brian VanDeMark, a historian with the United States Naval Academy, has written a new book “91²Ö¿â: An American Tragedy.†He will participate in a panel discussion at 91²Ö¿â on Sept. 27.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community and Society, May 4 Visitors Center, Department of History

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