Community & Society
Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun For All Ages
51ºÚÁÏÍø University will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 51ºÚÁÏÍø University Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.
Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged
The 51ºÚÁÏÍø Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections.
IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats
Second-year nursing students at 51ºÚÁÏÍø received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program.
IN A FLASH: Ice Cream with the Dean
51ºÚÁÏÍø's College of Architecture and Environmental Design welcomed new and returning students back to campus with ice cream on the Lefton Esplanade and greetings from the college's dean, program heads and leaders of its student organizations.
IN A FLASH: Undergraduate Researchers Visit Kent
51ºÚÁÏÍø welcomed undergraduate researchers from our university, Cleveland State University and the University of Akron to the Kent Campus for the 19th annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride
Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the 51ºÚÁÏÍø Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.
A Global Block Party
Music, activities, games and fun brought together 51ºÚÁÏÍø's international students for a global block party.
Dozens of Wick Award Winners to Return for 40th Anniversary
The celebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.
Fulbright Scholars at 51ºÚÁÏÍø for American Higher Education Immersion
For the past month, 51ºÚÁÏÍø University has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.
IN A FLASH: Scenes of Summer
Bright sunshine, verdant green spaces and colorful flowers in bloom set the scene for summertime on the Kent Campus.