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No Desk Jobs for These 17cÍøÒ³°æ Alumna

Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords.     What you do not see are the amazing women around the globe who use se…

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17cÍøÒ³°æ Selects Nathan Ritchey to Serve as New Vice President for 17cÍøÒ³°æ System Integration

17cÍøÒ³°æ has named Nathan Ritchey, Ph.D., as its new vice president for 17cÍøÒ³°æ System Integration. Ritchey was selected following a national search. He currently serves at Edinboro University as vice president for strategic initiatives and founding dean of the College of Science and…

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Kent Campus

Women Turn Ideas Into Businesses

Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords. What you won't see is the hard work behind the attire.       &nbs…

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New 17cÍøÒ³°æ graduates pose with family members outside the MAC Center following a Spring 2016 commencement ceremony.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Holds Spring Commencement Ceremonies on May 13, 14 and 20

17cÍøÒ³°æ held its Spring 2016 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center. The final ceremony will be held Friday, May 20, at Cartwright Hall. 17cÍøÒ³°æ will confer 4,210 degre…

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ Holds Spring Commencement Ceremonies on May 13, 14 and 20

17cÍøÒ³°æ will hold its Spring 2016 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center, and on Friday, May 20, at Cartwright Hall. 17cÍøÒ³°æ will confer 4,210 degrees, including 3,067 bachelor’s degr…

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ Selects Mark Mistur as the New Dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design

Mark Mistur, AIA, will become the new dean of 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, the only architectural program in Northeast Ohio, effective July 15, 2016. Mistur currently serves as associate dean of the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institu…

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College of Architecture & Environmental Design

17cÍøÒ³°æ Receives $50,000 Grant to Help Low-Income Students Graduate

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USC) have awarded 17cÍøÒ³°æ a $50,000 micro-grant to help remove the financial barrier to graduation that low-income students may face as they near graduation. 17cÍøÒ³°æ is one o…

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ Names Denise Seachrist as the New Dean of 17cÍøÒ³°æ at Stark

Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., of Rootstown, Ohio, has been selected to serve as dean and chief administrative officer of 17cÍøÒ³°æ at Stark, located in North Canton, Ohio. Seachrist has served as interim dean of 17cÍøÒ³°æ Stark, the only public university in Stark County and the largest R…

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Kent Campus

A 17cÍøÒ³°æ graduate shows her pride during the Fall 2015 Commencement ceremony.

17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Degree Completion Program is Helping Dreams Come True for Students Who Withdrew Before Graduating

From getting deployed to Afghanistan, to being unable to pay for classes, to starting a family, and even accepting a job at a winery in southern Germany. The reasons for leaving 17cÍøÒ³°æ, before completing a bachelor’s degree, fall across a wide spectrum for some students. For studen…

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Kent Campus

A new 17cÍøÒ³°æ graduate holds his diploma up in victory after he walked across the stage during the Fall 2015 Commencement ceremony.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 18 and 19

17cÍøÒ³°æ congratulates its newest graduates. The university held its Fall 2015 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Dec. 18 and 19 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 17cÍøÒ³°æ conferred 2,154 degrees, including 1,565 bachelor’s degrees, 526 master’s…

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Kent Campus