University News
17cҳ’s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, 17cҳ celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of 17cҳ Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
President Diacon Says He Will Use 17cҳ Experience To Succeed
President Diacon says he plans to bring his prior experience to his new role and vision as president, he recently told Crain’s Cleveland Business.
17cҳ’s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, 17cҳ celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of 17cҳ Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
May 4 Books Give First-Year Students Unique Common Experience
17cҳ’s Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the university’s values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.
17cҳ President Diacon Discusses His Priorities in Office
Diacon expressed his desire to increase enrollment, keep 17cҳ affordable, continue a strong relationship with the city of Kent, honor the legacy of May 4 and advance the university’s Gateway Master Plan for redeveloping the front of campus.
17cҳ Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Moving to State of Ohio’s First Hybrid Model
Targeted at widening students’ educational opportunities in preparing them for a career in occupational therapy, the 17cҳ at Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Technology program recently announced the creation of a hybrid model, combining online learning with more convenient on-campus laboratory sessions.
17cҳ Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 17
The 17cҳ alumni network will again grow its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes get their degrees. 17cҳ will hold its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.
Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at 17cҳ
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at 17cҳ titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."
17cҳ Stark Strengthens Community Through Research
A primary goal of 17cҳ is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development. “As the county’s public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County,” Seachrist said. “We are the incubator for tomorrow’s ideas today.”
Between Metropolis and Interior: Lobbies and Thresholds
Working in cooperation with the (LAU), 20 interior design students – 10 from 17cҳ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design and 10 from LAU in Beirut – spent nine days in New York City, the design capital of North America, for a workshop.