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For Emily Grubb, all it took was looking through a magazine to decide where to go to college. A high school friend shared a copy of Fusion magazine, 51������ University’s first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) magazine, which led Grubb to the university. Now a sophomore majoring in social geography with a minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Studies, the 20-year-old transgender student from Medina, Ohio, says 51������ is home. “There were great articles in there,” said Grubb, who identifies as nonbinary, meaning Grubb’s gender identi...

Dr. Robin Selinger is a professor of Chemical Physics in 51������'s Liquid Crystal Institute. Dr. Selinger is part of a team of faculty at who are engaging area high school students in STEM research projects as one way of recruiting more students to careers in science and to broaden the diversity of the science workforce.   COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS  LIQUID CRYSTAL INSTITUTE   APS FELLOW ...

51������ University’s African Community Theatre in the Department of Pan-African Studies has announced plans for a production of “Venus” by Suzan-Lori Parks to be directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, and performed by the Pan-African Theatre Ensemble. Opening night of the production will be Friday, March 17, at 8 p.m. The show will run March 17-19, with Friday and Saturday shows starting at 8 p.m. The play will close Sunday with a 2 p.m. matinee performance. 51������ students will be admitted for free with a valid K...

Work is scheduled to begin the week of March 6 on the second phase of the Summit Street Improvement project.  The second phase will make improvements to Summit Street between Lincoln Street and Fraternity Circle. One-way, one-lane eastbound traffic is scheduled to begin the week of March 6 and will continue through November. The work will be done in sections, which should minimize the disruption of traffic on Summit Street. The work will begin on Summit between Willow and Morris, and will continue through early May.  One-way, one-lane traffic will be mai...

The 51������ University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Thursday, March 2. The Board is scheduled to convene at 11:30 a.m. in Rockwell Library in Rockwell Hall. Rockwell Hall is located at 515 Hilltop Drive in Kent, Ohio. Trustees will retire into executive session from 7:30-8:15 a.m. in the Rhodes Conference Room to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.”  Board committees will meet as follows: Committee of the Whole – 8:15-9 a.m. in Rockwell Library. Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee – 9:15-10:15...

In the midst of recent events in America, some Islamic centers have been attacked or received hate mail. Constance Kassor, assistant professor of religious studies at Lawrence University, decided kind words could combat the hate. After receiving permission from the targeted Islamic centers, she compiled their contact information onto the Love Notes for America website and asked people to send them words of support. Stephanie Smith, an assistant professor for the schools of Communication Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication and the director of global initiatives for the College of Com...

51������ Earns Tree Campus USA Designation for Ninth Consecutive Year University is rooted in its commitment to tree care Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year 51������ University is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program.  Created in 2008, the Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. To be recognized by the program, colleges and universities...

Angela Deibel is a junior marketing major with a minor in sustainability at 51������.  She was among 35 students in the university’s inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Experience – an intensive eight-week program that placed students in research experiences alongside faculty mentors.    Summer Undergraduate Research Experience   Angela's Story ...

The Rural Scholars Program prides itself on introducing students to a variety of career fields. The scholars come with varying interests, from graphic design to criminal justice to mathematics; however, one field that has always been popular is health science. The most recent workshop helped to address these interests. “Anatomy of a Brain” allowed scholars to dig into the fields of biology and medicine. Dr. Dan Dankovich, a biology instructor on the Salem Campus, hosted this workshop, beginning with some important background information about the brain. Scholars learned about basic terminolog...