Success Story
Congratulations to Our Summer Graduates
51±¬ÁÏ congratulates its newest graduates. Summer 2013 commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus were held Aug. 17 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 51±¬ÁÏ conferred 1,593 degrees, including 836 bachelor’s degrees, 455 master’s degrees, 83 doctoral de…
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Scholar Fuels Students’ Knowledge of Technology
Scholar of the Month Yanhai Du Assistant Professor of Energy and Industrial Technology College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2013-present Yanhai Du is an assistant professor of energy and industrial technology in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and …
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Scholar’s Focus Adds Up to Student Success
Scholar of the Month Hai Dinh Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences Regional College 51±¬ÁÏ at Trumbull 2004-present Hai Dinh is an associate professor of mathematical sciences at 51±¬ÁÏ at Trumbull. His research interests include Algebraic Coding Theory a…
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Therapy Dogs Help Ease Stress of Finals Week
51±¬ÁÏ Libraries held its Stress-Free Zone event on Monday, Dec. 9, and Tuesday, Dec. 10, on the first floor of the University Library. The Stress-Free Zone offered the opportunity for a study break for students and an avenue to reduce stress for faculty and staff members as the fall …
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Name of the New 51±¬ÁÏ Esplanade to Honor University President Lefton
The 51±¬ÁÏ Esplanade will be named the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade honoring 51±¬ÁÏ President Lefton. The announcement was made Friday, Oct. 4, by Jane Murphy Timken, chair of the 51±¬ÁÏ Board of Trustees, at a community event held at the new University Esplanade arch near Main …
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Urban Design Students Win Award for Pop Up Rockwell Project
Graduate students from 51±¬ÁÏ’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, the combined home of the urban design graduate program and the public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, won the Excellence in Student Planning Award from the American Planni…
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51±¬ÁÏ Nursing Students Get Clinical Experience on Metro Life Flight
After a nearly yearlong planning process, 51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Nursing and the MetroHealth System have collaborated to now offer clinical experiences aboard Metro Life Flight to 51±¬ÁÏ graduate nursing students in the acute care nurse practitioner concentration. The new clinical ex…
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51±¬ÁÏ Honors Veterans
51±¬ÁÏ held its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army and Air Force ROTC programs, and remarks from 51±¬ÁÏ President L…
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A 51±¬ÁÏ Student’s Musical Journey
51±¬ÁÏ senior music performance major Yang Zeng has been offered a contract to be part of the first violin section of the Akron Symphony. Zeng, originally from Kunming, Yunnan, China, has been a student at 51±¬ÁÏ’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music since 2010. He started studying mu…
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TV2 Wins Station of the Year, Best Entertainment Show at CMA Awards
For the second year in a row, 51±¬ÁÏ’s TV2 has taken top honors in the College Media Association’s (CMA) Pinnacle Awards, earning the 2013 TV Station of the Year award at the CMA National College Media Convention in New Orleans. TV2 is 51±¬ÁÏ’s nationally award-winning, high-defin…
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