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Todd Diacon, Ph.D., ӰƵ’s 13th President

Taking Charge: Todd Diacon Assumes Presidency, Meets With Community and Student Leaders

As Todd Diacon, Ph.D., steps into his new role as ӰƵ’s 13th president, his schedule for his first day includes an early workout at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center, a breakfast with community leaders at the ӰƵ Hotel and Conference Center and a luncheon on campus with student leaders.

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Todd Diacon, Ph.D., ӰƵ’s 13th President

Taking Charge: Todd Diacon Assumes Presidency, Meets With Community and Student Leaders

As Todd Diacon, Ph.D., steps into his new role as ӰƵ’s 13th president, his schedule for his first day includes an early workout at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center, a breakfast with community leaders at the ӰƵ Hotel and Conference Center and a luncheon on campus with student leaders.

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Office of the President

Steve Harvey shares a joke with the eight scholarship recipients who will be attending ӰƵ this fall as Sonya Williams (far right) from the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion looks on. (Photo provided by the "Steve" television show)

Talk Show Host and Former ӰƵ Student Steve Harvey Pays It Forward

Steve Harvey, producer, actor, author and former ӰƵ student, is paying it forward by awarding eight of ӰƵ’s incoming freshmen with scholarships that will cover the total cost of attendance for each student.

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Alumni and Giving

Kenzie Alge and Alex Johnson

ӰƵ Team Competes in 2019 Air Race Classic

Kenzie Alge, a ӰƵ certified flight instructor and 2019 graduate, and Alex Johnson, a ӰƵ junior flight technology student, make up the ӰƵ team competing in the 2019 Air Race Classic that starts June 18 in Jackson, Tennessee. 

Tags: Student Life , Featured Story , Success Story , Student Success , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Kent Campus

ӰƵ students wearing their rainbow graduation stoles smile during the university’s 2019 One University Commencement.

ӰƵ Receives Highest Possible Score as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus

A national organization has recognized ӰƵ with a perfect overall score for the university’s efforts to create a more inclusive campus and welcoming environment for all.

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Kent Campus

Megan Schinker, a senior at Stow-Munroe Falls High School, participated in the College Credit Plus Science Experience Internship Program at ӰƵ's Department of Geology.

High School Student’s Research Into “Little Things” at ӰƵ Leads to Big Experience

Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in. 

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , Success Story , Student Success

Kent Campus

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is congratulated by fellow ӰƵ graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.

From the Gridiron to Graduation: Julian Edelman Completes Passes and ӰƵ Degree

A helmet and pads were replaced by a cap and gown for New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman as he finished a journey he started in 2005, joining 5,300 new ӰƵ graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.

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Kent Campus

ӰƵ's newest graduates celebrate during the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.

ӰƵ Celebrates Its Newest Graduates

The ӰƵ alumni family grew by 5,300 new graduates as the university held its spring commencement ceremonies. 

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Kent Campus

A singer performs on stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 49th annual May 4 Commemoration.

ӰƵ Community Gathers for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

ӰƵ held the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970. The annual commemoration marks the fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: May 4 , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 Visitors Center , Presidential Speaker Series , Success Story

Kent Campus

President-elect Todd Diacon

ӰƵ Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President

The ӰƵ Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., ӰƵ’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.

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