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ӰƵ’s Historic Trip to Cuba Coincides With President Obama’s Visit
From its island greenery and beautiful, clear beaches – to its vintage American cars and aged architecture – Havana, Cuba, is a place where few American college students have explored in more than 60 years. But now that diplomatic relations are being restored between both countries, students from…
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2016 Journalism Grad Wins Student Murrow Award for Video Excellence
Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of ӰƵ who studied broadcast journalism in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video.
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ӰƵ’s Tradition of Athletic Success Continues
ӰƵ’s tradition of athletic success was on full display in early June, earning a national player of the year, a national assistant coach of the year and an honor for excellence throughout its 10 women’s sports. ӰƵ baseball pitcher Eric Lauer earned two significant awards a…
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64 Golden Flashes Receive Diplomas in Spring 2016
ӰƵ Athletes Shatter Record for Highest GPA in Program History The 2016 ӰƵ Golden Flashes have shattered the record for the highest annual grade point average (GPA) in program history. They also broke the record for the most students with a perfect 4.0. Collecti…
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Eagle Scout Training Helps ӰƵ Student Save a Life
ӰƵ freshman Josh Paulin is not only a good student, but an exemplary citizen. On March 13, 2016, Paulin saved a man’s life, and now ӰƵ’s Department of Public Safety is honoring Paulin for his heroic acts. It all started while he was waiting at…
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ӰƵ Holds Spring Commencement Ceremonies on May 13, 14 and 20
ӰƵ held its Spring 2016 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center. The final ceremony will be held Friday, May 20, at Cartwright Hall. ӰƵ will confer 4,210 degre…
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ӰƵ Athletics Drives International Student-Athletes’ Success Inside and Outside of the Classroom
“ӰƵ has allowed me to do just about everything I have wanted to do,” said Dior Delophont, senior fashion design major and standout women’s track and field competitor at ӰƵ. Many international student-athletes also revealed the university’s Department of Intercollegiate …
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ӰƵ Reaches a Record Number of Student Organizations on Campus
ӰƵ officially registered 402 student organizations on campus this spring semester, a record-breaking number for the university, according to the Center for Student Involvement. “Reaching this high number of student organizations on campus reflects the kind of students that are …
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ӰƵ Student Named Youth Delegate to the United Nations
ӰƵ student Nahuel Gorostiza, a freshman digital sciences major, is now the United Nations (U.N.) Youth Delegate of Argentina. Voting in Argentina Gorostiza was born in Argentina and lived there until starting college last fall at ӰƵ. He had always been intereste…
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ӰƵ Student Sells Candles With a Philanthropic Twist
“Don’t put any idea off as a joke,” said Richard “Hart” Main, a ӰƵ sophomore economics major from New Philadelphia, Ohio. “I almost did that and missed an opportunity.” The 18-year-old entrepreneur, from ӰƵ's College of Business Administration, is referri…
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