As the world comes to grips with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned as monarch for 70 years, ӰƵ Today reached out to faculty and staff members with ties to the UK to share their thoughts on her passing. "As a child, my first real exposure to the Queen was in 1977 during the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. I was only 8 at the time but I have very vivid memories of the Queen and Prince Philip traveling to my hometown of Preston (Lancashire, England). My classmates and I stood in the road and waved our little Union Jacks as they passed by in the...
KENT, Ohio – Mario J. Gabelli, Chairman and CEO of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). and LICT Corp., as well as Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc., is the featured speaker for the ӰƵ Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Fall 2022 ASPIRE Entrepreneurial Workshop Series. During the event, Gabelli and radio personality Thomas Kelly will engage in a moderated discussion with an introduction by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford. The event will take place at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12 in the ӰƵ KIVA. The event is...
The theme of this year's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration is intersectionality, recogizing the multitudes within individuals and the crossroads where American, LGBTQ, Black, Asian identities intertwine with Hispanic identities. "Todos nosotros" means "all of us." To learn more about ӰƵ's celebration of HHM and associated events, visit: /smc/hispanicheritagemonth. ...
President Todd Diacon's memorable commencement address from 2021 can still make many mouths water. Who doesn't love tasty guacamole? In honor of National Guacamole Day, ӰƵ Today is revisiting his words of wisdom showing how one of the president's favorite dishes can also teach a life lesson. Enjoy. Guacamole and chips are frequently on the menu of social gatherings for many ӰƵ students, staff and faculty. However, ӰƵ President Todd Diacon says the delicious creamy dip also holds a life l...
Every Friday, the ӰƵ community can come together to create poetry and share a more vulnerable side of themselves at the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop brings the campus members together to help them develop as poets and create a community of creatives. During the workshops, student workers lead a group of poets through the Wick writing model. Dorisha Hendrix, a senior English major who has worked at the center for three years, said the Wick writing model has five steps with the intent to make the poets feel more comfortable sharing: reading poetry toget...
Twice each semester, ӰƵ’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs hosts Research & Innovation Forums, to bring together faculty members to publicly present their ongoing work. Earlier this year, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education awarded ӰƵ the esteemed R1 status for research – the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive – and the forums allow faculty researchers to display their work internally. “It is inspiring to see the breadth of excellence that is happening here at ӰƵ,” said Doug Del...
In a partnership with the ӰƵ Athletics Department, Sibling Revelry Brewing (SRB) has created a custom ӰƵ Golden Lager - the official craft beer of ӰƵ Athletics. The craft brew will make its debut at Dix Stadium for the Golden Flashes' football home opener against Long Island University on Saturday, September 17. The label features the school's iconic blue and gold colors alongside ӰƵ Athletics' logo. Familiar, yet subtly robust, Golden Lager was brewed to be easy drinking, crisp and accessible and is sure to become a new staple in the way fans c...
The COVID-19 pandemic exacted a brutal physical and mental toll on the world’s population, including many people in the LGBTQ community, especially transgender individuals, who have experienced extreme loneliness and isolation. Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in ӰƵ’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies and founding director of the former Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, heard firsthand how the pandemic lockdowns in the United Kingdom had a profound impact on the LGBTQ community as part of a project titled Resilience During the Pandemic: LGBTQ+ Stori...