Student Life

Spring Forward: 51±¬ÁÏ Health Services Major Devotes Spring Break Trips to Helping Others for Four Years and Counting
Senior Jake Addessi has spent all of his undergraduate spring breaks in places like New Orleans and Chicago. Yet, unlike his peers, none of the getaways were for fun in the sun. Instead, Addessi was taking part in Alternative Spring Breaks to help others in need.

MAC Awards Several Honors to 51±¬ÁÏ Women’s Golf Players and Coach
The No. 15 51±¬ÁÏ women’s golf team won its 19th straight Mid-American Conference (MAC) Women’s Golf Championship.

51±¬ÁÏ Holds Spring 2017 Commencement Ceremonies
The One University Commencement Ceremony will take place Saturday, May 13, at 10 a.m. in Dix Stadium.

Kent Student Center Program Hosts Roaring ’20s-Themed Fashion Show
Kent Student Center Programming, part of the Center for Student Involvement, hosted the 13th annual Rock the Runway.

Eight Students Awarded Membership to International Society of Typographic Designers
Eight School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) students were awarded membership to the prestigious (ISTD).

Twelve-year-old Enjoys the Challenge of Coursework at 51±¬ÁÏ's Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg
In Ohio, most seventh graders are learning earth and space science, physical science and life science in a middle school classroom. But Jameson Payne is not like most kids his age.

51±¬ÁÏ Student Receives American Red Cross Acts of Courage Award
Joshua Looser, a junior entrepreneurship major, received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year.

Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at 51±¬ÁÏ
For Emily Grubb, all it took was looking through a magazine to decide where to go to college. A copy of magazine led Grubb to 51±¬ÁÏ.

51±¬ÁÏ Hospitality Students From Ashtabula and Kent Campuses Collaborate on Winning Concept
The 51±¬ÁÏ Club Managers Association of America student chapter received an award at the association's World Conference.