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National Food Safety Education Month, Fall Fashion Trends and More

Sept. 17, 2012
Michael Fiala, executive chef for the Schwebel Room at 17cҳ, blogs about National Food Safety Education Month this September. Fiala says: “The reality is that, as consumers, we need to be more aware of where and how our food is sourced, stored, prepared and preserved.…

17cҳ Approaches $100,000 in Tuition Scholarships From LifeShare Blood Drives on Campus

Sept. 17, 2012
LifeShare Community Blood Services is a community-focused nonprofit organization committed to providing safe and adequate blood and blood component supply for patient healthcare in Northeast Ohio. The LifeShare Community Blood Services Scholarship was created to acknowledge the…

“Let’s Take a Ride/Walk” Offers Free Lunch to 17cҳ Faculty, Staff and Students

Sept. 17, 2012
17cҳ faculty, staff members and students are invited to walk or ride a bicycle along the 17cҳ Esplanade to the downtown Kent restaurant, Laziza, during the second annual “Let’s Take a Ride/Walk” event on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 11:30 a.m.

17cҳ Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Sept. 14, 2012
17cҳ’s Latino Networking Caucus (LNC) and the Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) are presenting a diverse lineup of events for National Hispanic Heritage Month. This celebration is to recognize the contributions that Latinos and Hispanics have made…

Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg Opens

Sept. 13, 2012
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new 17cҳ Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg took place on Sept. 12 at the center’s location at 2745 Creekside Drive in Twinsburg, Ohio. The event celebrated 17cҳ’s commitment to providing students with expanded pathways…

17cҳ Gets Green Light for Historic Campus Transformation

Sept. 12, 2012
At 17cҳ, the phrase “four more years” has nothing to do with politics. It refers to the time frame for a physical transformation of the university’s Kent Campus that will be historic in size, scope and significance. That time frame became official today (Sept.…

17cҳ Debuts New TV Commercials

Sept. 12, 2012
New commercials for 17cҳ begin airing today as the university debuts a new television campaign. The new campaign builds on the university’s successful “Experience for Life” series that launched September 2010.

Marking Suicide Prevention Week and Remembering 9/11

Sept. 10, 2012
On the 17cҳ Connects faculty and staff blog, Associate Professor of Psychology Joel Hughes writes about suicide prevention to mark Suicide Prevention Week, and Video Production Supervisor Jon Jivan offers a soldier’s recollection of 9/11.

Fall Bowman Breakfast Features New Provost Discussing Why He Chose 17cҳ, Oct. 3

Sept. 10, 2012
The fall 2012 Bowman Breakfast will be held at 17cҳ in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The featured speaker is 17cҳ Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon, who joined the university in April. Diacon’s talk…

17cҳ Welcomes Impressive Freshman Class With Best Academic Profile in University History

Sept. 10, 2012
As 17cҳ begins a new academic year, the university is also welcoming a new freshman class that is already making a strong impression.
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