Student Life
17cҳ’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services Racks Up Another Award
17cҳ has landed a spot on the list of top schools for military-connected students according to the 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges.
17cҳ Announces Full Attendance for 2021 Fall Sports Season
17cҳ Athletics has announced all sports facilities, including Dix Stadium, the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) and Murphy-Mellis Field, will be at full capacity for the fall 2021 sport season.
17cҳ Wins Two Awards in Campus Race to Zero Waste Contest
The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded 17cҳ first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled.
17cҳ Student Donates Part of Liver to Help Parish Priest
Earlier this year, 17cҳ student Anna Clark donated part of her liver to a local parish priest that she had known since childhood. Both Clark, and Rev. Louis Thomas, pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Norton, Ohio, are recovering well following the February surgery at the …
Fraternities and Sororities Shine in the Face of Pandemic
The philosophy of Fraternity and Sorority Life at 17cҳ is that each strives to be the best community in the country by encompassing a nurturing and inclusive environment for everyone to call home. You can add doing great things for the community to the list.
How Dolores Noll Helped 17cҳ Come Out of the Closet
Born five decades ago as the Kent Gay Liberation Front at 17cҳ, PRIDE! Kent is the country’s oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.
17cҳ Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media
17cҳ alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk” voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
17cҳ Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media
17cҳ alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk” voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
17cҳ Students Gain Valuable Experience Via the NFL Draft
While all eyes were on the stage to meet the NFL stars of the future, scores of current and former 17cҳ students were nearby during the league’s recent draft, which was held in Cleveland on April 29-May 1, 2021.
17cҳ Alumnus Samory Fraga Qualifies for Tokyo Summer Olympic Games
17cҳ track and field alum Samory Fraga jumped 8.23 meters to win the long jump at the Torneio Cidade de Braganca Paulista meet this past Saturday. The mark is the sixth best in the world in 2021 and the best by a Brazilian long jumper. More importantly, though, the mark was good enough to meet the entry standard for the long jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.