Students First
In 2020, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.
Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA).
As she prepared to receive her degree, Jillian Saliba reflected on a deeply personal story of surviving a drive-by shooting during winter break of her early years as a Golden Flash. When the trauma took its toll, she leaned on her professors.
A circus came to the Integrated Sciences Building this spring in the form of "Cirque du Chem," presented the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.
All semester, student entrepreneurs look forward to the Spring Small Business Showcase, from LaunchNET »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥.
In early May, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ celebrated its soon-to-be alumni of the spring Class of 2024 with #FlashesForever Fest on the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade.
As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥. Now, she loves it so much, she’s staying for graduate school.
»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.