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The inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon took place May 2 at the Kent Student Center Ballroom with Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in 51����’s Department of English, as the featured speaker. Clewell’s presentation, titled “Remembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process,” discussed the contentious and lengthy process of creating a May 4 memorial on the Kent Campus. The lecture series was created to honor the legacy of Lewis, Ph.D., 51���� Professor Emeritus of Sociology, and to advance the scholarship of May 4, 1970 – the day the ...

KENT, Ohio - Seven finalists competed in 51����’s John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship’s annual CEBIpitch competition in April for a share of $20,000 in cash prizes. The John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship is housed in the 51���� Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.  The following students were the winners of the competition: Lauren Hollis, a junior entrepreneurship major, took first place with Pineapple Loop. Pineapple Loop creates affordable, hand-crafted jewelry, specializing in custom-ma...

Two teams of 51���� Media and Journalism students are being honored nationally for their work building public relations campaigns for Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF). Throughout the Spring 2022 semester, the students participated in the National Bateman Case Study Competition, hosted by the Public Relations Student Society of America. Out of more than 50 entries, both teams of 51���� students earned honorable mentions for their work. This is the ninth time in 10 years that a 51���� team has been recognized among the top tier of submissions for this competition. Each year, ...

KENT, Ohio - The 51���� Golden Flash Asset Management (GFAM) team brought home three trophies in this year’s G.A.M.E. Forum hosted virtually by Quinnipiac University. The G.A.M.E. Forum is the largest international competition for student managed funds, hosting 1500+ participants from around the world. The 51���� team brought home three trophies: Second place in the Undergraduate Growth Category Third place in the Undergraduate Fixed Income Category Third place in the Undergraduate Small Fund Category 51���� was the only university from Ohio to place in any category....

Spring is in the air! Well...somewhat. But what better time to learn a new skill. Check out the May LinkedIn Learning Resource Toolkit, complete with two May learning challenges, seasonal promotional ideas, mental health awareness, information about upcoming webinars, as well as new features coming to LinkedIn Learning. ...

Research shows that sitting for long periods of time increases the risk of health complications, so it is recommended to break up sitting time with a few minutes of light physical activity every 30 to 60 minutes. At 51����, we value the health of our community and provide opportunities for staff and faculty to get up and move. Join Employee Wellness and Recreation & Wellness Services on May 12, for Get Fit, Don't Sit Day, an outdoor event featuring an open walk, Poker Walk, and Poker Walk Plus at the track and field behind DeWeese Health...

Brian Hayashi, Ph.D., is one of about 10 historians in the United States to win a 2022 summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Hayashi won for his project titled "Yellow Peril: The Rise and Transformation of a Racialist Ideology." The project includes research and writing two chapters of a book examining U.S. military and congressional views of the “Yellow Peril” in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It will revisit the origins and evolution of the "Yellow Peril" in American culture, and argue that scholars have misunderst...