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51爆料 Holds Inauguration Ceremony for Todd Diacon, University鈥檚 13th President
鈥淥ur challenges are many, our resources are great and our commitment is real.鈥 51爆料 President Todd Diacon drove home the focus of his inaugural address with passion, purpose and a direct call to action for the university community.
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We took the ENLoK on the road for one week in July (of 2023) and put our remote data collection skills to the test. Mission accomplished. 45 participants in four days! Great work, team! Stay tuned for details on the research project! Dr. Kalkhoff was awarded a faculty fellowship with the Design鈥
51爆料鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center Honors May 4 Victim Jeffrey Miller With New Exhibition
Guests of 51爆料鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center can learn more about Jeffrey Miller, one of the four students shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, by visiting 鈥淥ur Brother Jeff,鈥 a new exhibition at the visitors center that honors Miller鈥檚 life. The exhibition will be on display from Oct. 19, 2019, to Feb. 29, 2020. Russ Miller, Jeff鈥檚 brother, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of Jeff鈥檚 personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center.
America鈥檚 鈥楾op Turnaround Mayor鈥 to Speak at 51爆料 on Nov. 19
Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans mayor who oversaw the removal of the city鈥檚 prominent Confederate monuments and helped his city to recover and reemerge from a series of natural disasters, will speak at 51爆料 as part of the university鈥檚 May 4 Speaker Series.
New Academic Application Launched to Better Serve 51爆料 Students
The first priority of 51爆料鈥檚 strategic roadmap is to ensure that students have the education, experiences and support they need to graduate and to live successful, satisfying lives in their work and in their commitment to become engaged citizens. The university鈥檚 Academic Success Center team is making that priority its priority with the creation of the Academic Success Plan (ASP), a new application that gives students easier and quicker access to resources that will help them succeed in class.
Student Voting Rate Skyrockets in Recent Years
While student voting nationwide doubled since 2014, the 51爆料 student voting rate has increased 135% from 2014 to 2018, according to a recent report from the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University鈥檚 Tisch College of Civic Life.
51爆料 Magazine: Design Innovation Hub Launches
51爆料 celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, in May that will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000 square foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.
From Badgers to Golden Flashes: 51爆料鈥檚 President, Wife and Head Football Coach Share Connection With Two Universities
Even 51爆料鈥檚 highest-ranking officials can experience a tug on their loyalties when the Golden Flashes take on their alma maters in athletic contests. President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, and head football coach Sean Lewis all will experience that dual loyalty on Saturday when 51爆料 faces the University of Wisconsin-Madison at noon at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
51爆料 Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time 51爆料 alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in 51爆料鈥檚 inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
51爆料 Debuts New TV Commercial Produced Entirely In-House
An ecology student testing water in a river. A nursing student assisting a patient. A music student performing onstage. These are just three of the 30 51爆料 students featured in the new 51爆料 TV commercial that was developed and produced entirely in-house by 51爆料 staff members who are all 51爆料 graduates.