University News
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Celebrates Milestones and Memories at This Year’s Homecoming
It’s time to wear blue and gold as the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.
IN A FLASH: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s First Female Athletes
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s history of women's athletics goes back more than 100 years.
Wanna be Confident as Boss? LaunchNET Has Just the Course for You Â
Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.
A Decade of Diversity Excellence: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Diversity Commitment Recognized for 10th Consecutive Year
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s commitment to diversity and inclusion has been recognized with the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The annual award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
In Puerto Rico and Kent, Hurricane Fiona Awakens Trauma Left by Maria Â
The family of Astrid N. Sambolin Morales, Ph.D., an assistant professor at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. They have been without electricity since the storm hit Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.
Get Ready for the Most Spirited Week at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½
The first full week of fall is also the most spirited week at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½. The week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 is Spirit Week and includes homecoming weekend at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½. The week will be full of events celebrating ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ spirit.
Professors Who Train Future Teachers Travel to Rwanda to Exchange Ideas, Develop Partnerships
Two professors from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Education, Health and Human Services returned from a trip to the University of Rwanda (UR) energized by the new partnerships and collaborations they formed there.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees Welcomes Class of 2026, Approves Pizzuti Park Naming
The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2026 at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 21 at the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Airport. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s freshman class began classes on the Kent Campus nearly 7% larger than the previous year with 4,251 students – the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Is the Place to Be! First-Year Student Numbers Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Class of 2026 has arrived on the Kent Campus in strong numbers – 4,251 to be exact – an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year, the largest class since before the pandemic and the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history.
IN A FLASH: Do you remember? It was the 21st night of September.
On this 21st day of September, we remember when Earth, Wind and Fire played at the Kent Student Center in October 1973.