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17cÍøÒ³°æ students, including members of its athletics teams, fraternities and sororities, joined community members to restore the Mitchell/McClelland Ballpark in the McElrath neighborhood of Ravenna Township, Ohio.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

17cÍøÒ³°æ has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement.  The Corporation for National and Community …

Tags: Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , University College , Student Success , Success Story , Community & Society

Kent Campus

Flashguides, a group of diverse and fun-loving students, serve as mentors to new students during the Destination 17cÍøÒ³°æ Advising and Registration program. Twenty-four students make up this year's Flashguides class.

It’s That Time Again! Destination 17cÍøÒ³°æ Advising and Registration is Here!

Destination 17cÍøÒ³°æ is back! The June and July advising and registration program is a one-and-a-half-day experience that includes an overnight stay in a residence hall. New, first-year students are encouraged to invite family members to participate in the program. During Destination 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€¦

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Eboni Pringle Named Dean of Its University College

Eboni Pringle, Ph.D., of Kent, Ohio, has been selected as the new dean of the University College (formerly Undergraduate Studies) at 17cÍøÒ³°æ after an internal search. Pringle has served as interim dean of the college since Oct. 1, 2012. She will begin serving as the permanent dean on J…

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ students Kyle Snyder, Nilufar Nurinova and Vincent Shannon have gained valuable experiences through internships and co-ops. They are pictured in the new Center for Undergraduate Excellence.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Marks Ohio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day

Earlier this year, the state of Ohio designated the second Tuesday of April as “Ohio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day.†The purpose of the day, which falls on April 14 this year, is to raise awareness of the value of internship and co-op opportunities in this state and promote the establishment…

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ student Celeste Weise stands near her research poster during the 2015 Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Kent Student Center.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Student Presents Research on Factors Affecting Sleep Quality

What do sleep quality, post-traumatic stress disorder and smoking have in common? That’s the question on which Celeste Weise, a 17cÍøÒ³°æ senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the university’s second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11. …

Tags: Undergraduate Research Symposium , Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , University College , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Student Success , Success Story , Research & Science

Kent Campus