The LGBTQ Student Center looks forward to serving thousands of new and returning members of the community at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ by providing social, mentorship, and research opportunities within a safe and welcoming environment. The LGBTQ Student Center has an exciting addition to the space: office bikes! Visit the center to ride one of the new office bikes that allows you to pedal while you study, socialize, or read something from our premium LGBTQ+ book collection. These new office bikes have been provided for use at the center by the university’s BASIL (Biking and Studying Improves Life) p...
University celebrated 100 years of Homecoming on Oct. 6 Ask Wayne Dawson about his time at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ and the WJW Fox 8 anchor will tell you about going to football and basketball games to cheer on the Golden Flashes, attending weekend dances, eating at the Schwebel Room restaurant on the third floor of the Kent Student Center, working at Eastway making pizzas and living at Twin Towers in McDowell Hall. He will also tell you how he came to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ as a kid and came out as a young man, how he grew tremendously and honed his skills to be hired right out of college, a...
See green technologies including renewable energy, green building and clean transportation at the Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 12-4 p.m. at multiple locations at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ and throughout the Kent community. This free, open house-style tour is part of the statewide 16th annual Green Energy Ohio Tour. This free event features four green energy spots on ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Kent Campus and five off-campus spots in the greater Kent area. These green spots are places that showcase leading clean energy features. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Office of Sustainability collab...
Brothers Wayne and William Dawson established the Annie L. Dawson Foundation in 2007, inspired by their mother’s passion for education and setting goals for success. This year, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has named the Greater Cleveland area-based foundation the recipient of its 2018 Dr. Daniel Mahony Award for Social Responsibility. University College and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion give the award annually to an individual or organization that has achieved eminence for distinctive service relating to and/or enhancing diversity in a humanitarian natu...
Anxiety, depression, stress, family issues, academic performance and relationship problems – in that order – were the major issues facing college students who seek counseling, according to a 2016 report from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health. Studies have shown that meditation can help to reduce stress and anxiety, alleviate depression, improve cognition and reduce distractions. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ researchers also have found meditation to be helpful in reducing high blood pressure. Melissa Celko, director of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ of Wellness, a university-level initiative to promote h...