Student Life
ӰƵ Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success
ӰƵ is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.
Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading ӰƵ Outreach Efforts in Rwanda
ӰƵ graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading ӰƵ’s outreach efforts there.
Peace on the Horizon
A group of ӰƵ students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.
ӰƵ Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. ӰƵ Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was “positioned to jettison” the policy, so the ruling was not surprising.
Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program
For the second year in a row, students from ӰƵ and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion.
ӰƵ Board of Trustees Approves New Center for Advanced Air Mobility, Improvements at University Airport and Purchase of Training Fleet Aircraft
The ӰƵ Board of Trustees approved resolutions that advance programs for students studying aeronautics during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 28 on the Kent Campus.
Flying Flashes Earn Back-to-Back First-Place Wins
ӰƵ's flight team takes first-place honors for the second consecutive year in an air race for women pilots.
Women Flight Instructors are Flying High at ӰƵ Airport
Victoria Lorenzon and Holly Csaszar are proud to count themselves among an increasing number of women flight instructors at ӰƵ Airport.
Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway
For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the ӰƵ American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.
