Student Life
Aerospace Engineering Student Named Brooke Owens Fellow
Sydney Bihn is on track to be the first female graduate of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s aerospace engineering program, and now, she has been selected as one of only 38 women to be a Brooke Owens Fellow.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Student Travels to Honduras to Provide Hearing Aids
Many people travel for relaxation, some travel for work, but Erica Dovin traveled to help give the gift of hearing to impaired children. Ms. Dovin, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, received a rare opportunity to travel to Honduras to provide much needed assistance while gaining valuable experience at the same time.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Student Brings High-End Fabric to Downtown Kent
When Symone Baskerville came from Chicago to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø to study fashion design, she realized that living so far from home was not nearly as difficult a transition as living in an area with limited choices of fabrics available for to her to use for her class projects. So she changed that by opening Kent Fabrics.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Trumbull Heads into Competitive Video Game Season
The Thunderbirds kicked off their eSports season this month. The team wants you to know the sport is just like any other collegiate sport.
Research Fellowship Award to ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Undergrad Supports Summer Microbiology Research on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Found on Rats
City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Magazine: Empowered by Education
Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø so he can give back to his native country.
Students from Three ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Campuses Participate in the Global Game Jam Held at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Tuscarawas
Nearly 40 students from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Tuscarawas, Stark and Kent campuses recently participated in ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s first site for the Global Game Jam (GGJ), a worldwide game-making event where creators gather at 800-plus sites around the world over a weekend to make games based on a single theme over a 48-hour period.
Student Recognized for Going Above and Beyond During an Employee’s Medical Emergency
Quick-thinking, experience and a kind heart describe freshman exploratory major Dylan Elson who took immediate action to help an employee during an apparent medical emergency. He was honored in a surprise ceremony by the Division of Student Affairs and awarded a plaque by Shay Little, Ph.D., vice president of student affairs.
Students Gain Real Experience Helping to Create Latest ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Commercial
Three ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students gained valuable video production experience by working on a new television commercial produced by the university as part of the new spring campaign.
Senior Journalism Major Meets Chinese Media, Government Leaders on International Reporting Trip
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø School of Journalism and Mass Communication senior Christiana Ford was one of five students nationwide selected to participate in the National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) all-expenses paid reporting trip to China in November 2018.