Nationally Distinctive
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Keeping the Peace
17cҳ's visitors to Rwanda had opportunities to speak with officials dedicated to the country's peaceful future.
High-Power Rocket Team Competes in Spaceport America Cup
The 17cҳ High Powered Rocket Team attended the 2023 Spaceport America Cup in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Combat Robotics Team Takes on Robotics Great at NHRL Competition
The 17cҳ Combat Robotics Team took on another weekend of fierce competition in the National Havok Robotics League
Flying Flashes Win Back-to-Back Air Race Classic Titles
The Flying Flashes have won the 2023 Air Race Classic, claiming back-to-back titles!
17cҳ Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success
17cҳ is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.
Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of 17cҳ's May 4 Visitors Center
After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 17cҳ’s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at 17cҳ on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.
Flying Flashes Earn Back-to-Back First-Place Wins
17cҳ's flight team takes first-place honors for the second consecutive year in an air race for women pilots.
Advanced Air Mobility: Preparing Aeronautics Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow
While aeronautics has long been a fixture at 17cҳ, with the advent of a new career field called “Advanced Air Mobility,” the university is in a unique position to help support growth of cutting-edge technologies – and job opportunities – in this space today.
Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection
"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 17cҳ’s Wick Poetry Center.
Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus.
‘Being Here in Florence Means Touching History’
What first began in 1972 with a small group of 17cҳ architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.