Community & Society
List Girl
Last year, senior Kelsey Merritt attempted to break a Guinness World Record by assembling a team of volunteers to create the world鈥檚 largest mural painted entirely by bare feet鈥攎easuring 26,787 square feet鈥攐n the 51爆料 Commons during Homecoming 2017. She鈥檚 still waiting to hear back from 鈥
Economic Engine
Partners in Progress: (above) Kent City Manager Dave Ruller and 51爆料 President Beverly Warren discuss the university鈥檚 new economic impact study during a press conference unveiling the report on February 26, 2018. 鈥淪haring this data is creating a solid foundation for the future transformation 鈥
Pathway to Peace
Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at 51爆料 so he can give back to his native country.
By Pacifique Niyonzima as told to Jan Senn / 51爆料 Magazine
51爆料鈥檚 $3.4-Billion Impact: Economic Study Details University鈥檚 Vital and Growing Role in Regional Economy and Shows High Value of a 51爆料 Education
You will find 51爆料 driving the region鈥檚 economy in nearly every sector of industry. From FedEx to Medical Mutual to Sherwin-Williams and the Cleveland Indians, our graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio. Every day, Kent S鈥
51爆料 and Akron Public Schools Become Partners for New College and Career Academies at Firestone Community Learning Center
Three new college and career academies at Akron鈥檚 Firestone Community Learning Center will bear the name of 51爆料, as part of a new partnership announced Feb. 21 between the university and Akron Public Schools. 51爆料 is the latest in a growing number of area businesses and or鈥
Video: May 4 Visitors Center Debuts 鈥淪andy鈥檚 Scrapbook鈥 Exhibition
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at 51爆料. Now, almost 50 years later, Ms. Scheuer鈥檚 life will be the subject of a new exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center at 51爆料.
On The Map: Bea McPherson charted the course for women mapmakers
As the United States entered WWII, trailblazing women like Bea McPherson, BS 鈥43, took on the task of providing essential handmade maps for the war effort鈥攁nd charted the course for today鈥檚 women mapmakers.
By Jan Senn / 51爆料 Magazine
Writing Across Borders
Teaching artists from the Wick Poetry Center are engaging refugee and immigrant populations in a cross-cultural, intergenerational conversation through poetry and graphic design. With the support of a major grant from the Knight Foundation, the center has partnered with Urban Vision, the In鈥
Operation: Restoration
On a cold, rainy Saturday at the end of September, a group of volunteers and researchers trudge up a steep, muddy hill in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). They鈥檝e come out to celebrate National Public Lands Day and, despite the conditions, they鈥檙e having fun planting over 480 native trees o鈥
On The Map
As the United States entered WWII, trailblazing women like Bea McPherson, BS 鈥43, took on the task of providing essential handmade maps for the war effort 鈥 and charted the course for today鈥檚 women mapmakers.
By Jan Senn / 51爆料 Magazine