Community & Society
Downtown Discovery Days Wants Mask-Wearing Students
In partnership with ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, Main Street Kent invites mask-wearing ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students to visit downtown Kent businesses for a chance to win great prizes.
Virtual Screening of 'And She Could Be Next'
To celebrate Constitution Day, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Libraries is offering a virtual screening of the documentary "And She Could Be Next" on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include the filmmakers and ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì faculty members.
Staff Member Memorializes Grandfather Through Cleveland Indians
armen Roberts III, a senior budget analyst for the University Budget Office, told WKBN how his family memorialized their late grandfather, a longtime Cleveland Indians fan.
Rivals Unite for Social Change
Two archrival men's basketball teams worked together to produce a powerful video supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraging everyone to register to vote in the 2020 election.
Changing Families and Futures: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Receives Five-Year Grant Renewal for TRIO Student Support Services Program
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Holds Flashes Fight Hunger Contactless Food Drive on Aug. 26
Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Public Health Hosts Virtual Public Health Academy for High School Students
We all know the world has changed, perhaps forever. The overall lesson of the COVID- 19 pandemic is that we need a public health workforce, prepared at all levels, to monitor the world for emerging infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases, to develop new treatments and vaccines, and to invent novel approaches never seen before. ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Public Health is addressing this workforce challenge, in part, by hosting the 2020 Virtual Public Health Academy.
10 Questions With Melanie Knowles, Manager of Sustainability
Melanie Knowles is the manager of sustainability at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University. In this role, she works with people all over campus to make cost-effective, better practices for the environment. Learn more about Knowles as she answers these 10 questions.
Public Health Students Have Boots on the Ground in COVID-19 Fight
When the Ohio Department of Health sought help this summer for work on the COVID-19 pandemic response, more than 110 students from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Public Health raised their hands to volunteer.
Public Hearing for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Police Department’s Reaccreditation to Be Held July 27
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Police Department is scheduled for a virtual assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services.