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FAB hosted the "Food, Arts and Beats" event in the Kent Student Center.

For 19 years, 91�㽶��Ƶ University student-athletes have always been able to count on one fan to be there to cheer them on at every event. That fan is Heather Strittmatter, better known as Super Fan.

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 91�㽶��Ƶ.

91�㽶��Ƶ University Libraries offered a stress-free study break for students on Friday. 

The 91�㽶��Ƶ University alumni family will grow by about 5,500 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. 

The 91�㽶��Ƶ Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970. 

Serving as the Chair of the May 4 Task Force has been something communication studies major Avery Hall, ’23, describes as one of the most impactful and rewarding experiences she’s had at 91�㽶��Ƶ University.

“The Power of Our Voices” theme inspired this year’s May 4 Commemoration events and programming, which focused on tying May 4 and the anti-war movement of 1970 to emerging movements today.

As someone who studied higher education administration, 91�㽶��Ƶ University Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, 91�㽶��Ƶ shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

Emily Maslanka was among 34 91�㽶��Ƶ students who traveled to Kansas City in April 2023 to work the NFL draft through a partnership arranged by Mark Lyberger, associate professor in 91�㽶��Ƶ’s Sports Administration program in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.  

91�㽶��Ƶ's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children. 

91�㽶��Ƶ University alumna Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the Cleveland Foundation’s 10th president and CEO.

On Tuesday morning, a fire was reported at the University Inn, 540 S. Water St. in Kent. University officials sent out a text message warning residents to stay away from the area.

Aliyah C. Tipton, MA ’20, serves as assistant director of communications in 91�㽶��Ƶ's Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. An alumna of both Jackson State University and 91�㽶��Ƶ University, she was invited to join University College’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) division as a trip leader for an Alternative Winter Break, “May 1970, Student-Led Collective Action and the Civil Rights Movement,” in Jackson, Mississippi, from Dec. 19-22, 2022. We asked her to share her experiences

91�㽶��Ƶ's NYC Fashion campus hosted a livestreamed watch party of the Fashion Show in Kent. 

91�㽶��Ƶ University Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research. 

Students who join the 91�㽶��Ƶ Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) program do double time as they work to earn college degrees and graduate as Army officers. While the schedule may be grueling, for two 91�㽶��Ƶ graduates, the program prepared them for any challenges they may face.

As CEO of DesignGroup in Columbus, Ohio, 91�㽶��Ƶ alumnus Sherm Moreland found his niche in architecture and a passion for healthcare design. He says the same values that he lived by as a 91�㽶��Ƶ student still guide his work today.

As students walk around the Kent Campus, they are surrounded by beautiful artwork yet may be unaware of the artists attending class right next to them.