University News
FedEx Pledges to Build New Aeronautics Academic Center at 17cÍøÒ³°æ Through Philanthropic Support
FedEx Corp. has pledged $5 million, in addition to $1.5 million already given, in support of an aeronautics academic center that will be located at the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Airport. The new 17,800-square-foot building will be named the FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center.
17cÍøÒ³°æ to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 and 11
The 17cÍøÒ³°æ alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.
National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University’s May 4 Collection
17cÍøÒ³°æ Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
17cÍøÒ³°æ to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
17cÍøÒ³°æ will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.
17cÍøÒ³°æ to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
17cÍøÒ³°æ will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.
17cÍøÒ³°æ Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President
The 17cÍøÒ³°æ Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.
17cÍøÒ³°æ Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President
The 17cÍøÒ³°æ Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.
17cÍøÒ³°æ’s May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With “Bill: An All-American Boy†Exhibition
From April 22 to Aug. 1, 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeder’s life with an exhibition titled “Bill: An All-American Boy.†Mr. Schroeder’s sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center.
17cÍøÒ³°æ Celebrates Construction Launch of Its Design Innovation Hub
17cÍøÒ³°æ celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, which will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000-square-foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.
Professor Fueled by Student Inspiration Wins Distinguished Teaching Award
Teaching is a privilege, according to Janice Lessman-Moss, professor in 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s School of Art’s Textile Program, whose enthusiasm for working with students led her to be honored with the university’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive.