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As the director of the 91´óÉñ Columbus Program in State Issues, Wendy Patton sets students up for valuable experience and future success in public policy. A 35-year career in state and local government – including 15 years with Policy Matters Ohio – prepared Patton to teach about public policy and state government in Ohio. She’s looking forward to helping students find career interests that can make a difference on the local, state and federal level. Learn more about Patton’s experience that led her to this role as she answers these 10 questions.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Haley Dees of Lisbon, Ohio, to the 91´óÉñ Board of Trustees as an undergraduate student trustee. Dees’ two-year term runs through May 16, 2024.
The Reinberger Children’s Library Center at 91´óÉñ has become the new home of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, assuming the role formerly held by the Center for Children’s Books at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Established in 1982, the annual award of $5,000 goes to an author of an historical fiction novel for children published in the previous year and set in South, Central or North America.
In advance of Monday’s observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday, we asked members of the 91´óÉñ community to reflect on the federal holiday and share their thoughts on what they hope it means for the university.
The will hold on Saturday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Severance Music Center.
91´óÉñ administrators are good stewards with university money based in part on a strong financial profile and solid managers, according to two new credit ratings.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Christian Palich of Plain City, Ohio, to the 91´óÉñ Board of Trustees. Palich will serve through May 16, 2031. Palich earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2009 from 91´óÉñ.
They have gone above and beyond to keep 91´óÉñ moving forward during the pandemic, and now they are being honored for their dedication and hard work. 91´óÉñ President Todd Diacon recently notified nine faculty members and 14 staff members that they have received special awards for their work and service.
George L. Jenkins, a 1963 graduate of 91´óÉñ, and his wife, Gina, of Scottsdale, Arizona, have pledged $1 million to create the Gina and George Jenkins Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund that will support student-athletes in any varsity athletics program or team sponsored by 91´óÉñ’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
The designation recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military.
91´óÉñ has the distinction of being the only Ohio public or private college or university that ranks among the top 500 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2022.
The 91´óÉñ Board of Trustees approved the establishment and registration of a Community Benefit Company in Rwanda, Africa, during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 25. 91´óÉñ has realized an immediate need to establish a private limited company, designated as a not-for-profit Community Benefit Company, that can serve as a strategic starting point for engaging in the African continent’s expanding higher education market.
When recent Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Chazzlyn Jackson started her journey at 91´óÉñ in 2018, she had planned to major in fashion until a mentor with Kupita/Transiciones (K/T) cultural orientation program helped her tap into her leadership abilities and passion for social justice issues. The advice played a pivotal role for Jackson, who stepped into leadership roles and anti-racism advocacy and has not looked back.
During 91´óÉñ’s spring 2022 commencement on May 14, Jameson Payne will earn his bachelor’s degree in integrative studies with concentrations in physics and political science. Benjamin Wales-McGrath will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology at the age of 18.
After a 21-year absence, Chagrin Falls resident James Reinart will be crossing the stage at 91´óÉñ’s spring commencement ceremonies on May 14, 2022, to become a Golden Flash alumnus.
When she receives her doctorate degree in cellular biology on May 14, Amber Rose Titus will enter an exclusive group: She will become one of just seven 91´óÉñ graduates to earn her doctorate at the age of 25 or younger.
Daffodil Hill became a part of the May 4 Memorial that brought both sides together, but groundskeepers struggle to keep it thriving now.
People familiar with 91´óÉñ history know well the tragedy of May 4, 1970, on the Kent Campus. However, not all who are familiar with university history are aware of the significance of May 4, 1933, at 91´óÉñ and how it echoed through the Kent community years later in the aftermath of May 4, 1970.
The horrific images of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, motivated 91´óÉñ officials to reach out to help. Their thoughts immediately turned to Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and its School of Architecture and Design, with which 91´óÉñ’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been cultivating a relationship for the past several years.
Although 91´óÉñ alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. The 91´óÉñ community helped Lisowsky pack and donate medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine.