University News
President Diacon Says He Will Use 91ֿ Experience To Succeed
President Diacon says he plans to bring his prior experience to his new role and vision as president, he recently told Crain’s Cleveland Business.
91ֿ’s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, 91ֿ celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of 91ֿ Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
May 4 Books Give First-Year Students Unique Common Experience
91ֿ’s Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the university’s values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.
Two Northeast Ohio Esports Trailblazers, Cavs Legion Gaming Club and 91ֿ Esports, Join Together for Unique New Partnership
Cavs Legion Gaming Club (GC), the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has teamed up with 91ֿ Esports in a unique new partnership designed to help grow and strengthen the local gaming community in Northeast Ohio, as well as promote the university’s newly launched collegiate esports program.
91ֿ President Diacon Discusses His Priorities in Office
Diacon expressed his desire to increase enrollment, keep 91ֿ affordable, continue a strong relationship with the city of Kent, honor the legacy of May 4 and advance the university’s Gateway Master Plan for redeveloping the front of campus.
91ֿ Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Moving to State of Ohio’s First Hybrid Model
Targeted at widening students’ educational opportunities in preparing them for a career in occupational therapy, the 91ֿ at Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Technology program recently announced the creation of a hybrid model, combining online learning with more convenient on-campus laboratory sessions.
91ֿ Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 17
The 91ֿ alumni network will again grow its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes get their degrees. 91ֿ will hold its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.
Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at 91ֿ
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at 91ֿ titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."
91ֿ Stark Strengthens Community Through Research
A primary goal of 91ֿ is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development. “As the county’s public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County,” Seachrist said. “We are the incubator for tomorrow’s ideas today.”
Between Metropolis and Interior: Lobbies and Thresholds
Working in cooperation with the (LAU), 20 interior design students – 10 from 91ֿ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design and 10 from LAU in Beirut – spent nine days in New York City, the design capital of North America, for a workshop.