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University leaders recently shared updates about academics and enrollment during a session on Facebook Live.

Have Questions? Reach Out!

91²Ö¿â is just five weeks away from move in. To count down to the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Have Questions? Reach Out!

A rendering of the new College of Business Administration

During his 34 year tenure at 91²Ö¿â, professor Lawrence Marks, Ph.D., has been at the forefront of developing online classes, which have become an indispensable part of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Protesters in Cleveland, Ohio following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo courtesy of Sylvia Lorson)

91²Ö¿â Associate Professor Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor has authored a perspective piece on racial equality that is featured in the July 15 Washington Post column, “Made by History.â€

Clean and Sanitize

91²Ö¿â is just six weeks away from move in. To count down the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Clean and Sanitize.

Practicing physical distancing with masks in hand, Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., and Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., stand in front of the 91²Ö¿â fountain.

91²Ö¿â’s Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., and Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., recently entered the annals of university history. On May 1, 2020, Hylton became the first Black person in the university’s history to hold the title of vice president for student affairs. And on July 1, 2020, Drummer-Ferrell was appointed dean of students, making her the first Black woman to be named to the position. 

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We are here to help. That was one of the main messages international students at 91²Ö¿â heard during a held July 9 to help answer questions and share the university’s response to a recent announcement by the federal government regarding Fall 2020 international student enrollment requirements. 

Wash Your Hands Frequently

91²Ö¿â is just seven weeks away from move in. To count down the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Wash Your Hands Frequently.

Maria Cegledy had a short but distinguished senior year.

Not every day will be the best day and things might not always go exactly as planned, but it really is about the journey and the people standing next to you through it all, Maria Cegledy said.

Students walk along the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus

91²Ö¿â Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., and Vice President for Enrollment Management Mary Parker, Ed.D., recently shared updates about academics and enrollment, respectively, while engaging with the university community.