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Main Street construction, pinning of student pilots and support for the arts were among the many topics ×ÔοÊÓƵ President Todd Diacon discussed Sept. 30 during his monthly Talking With Todd webcast.

New courses and new programs in ×ÔοÊÓƵ's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, made possible by state-0f-the-art business technology inside Crawford Hall, provide ×ÔοÊÓƵ business graduates with knowledge and skills that give them a competitive edge in the job market. 

×ÔοÊÓƵ's Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center is marking its 75th anniversary this fall, celebrating more than seven decades as the heart of campus life where students begin and end their academic journeys.

×ÔοÊÓƵ unveiled the first full-size statue of baseball legend Thurman Munson, honoring the former Yankees captain and university alumnus who died in a plane crash at the height of his career.

When students enroll in ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s documentary filmmaking course, they expect guidance, instruction and the tools needed to create their own documentaries. What they don’t expect is to have their work featured on local television, a rare opportunity that elevates classroom learning to a professional exhibition.

×ÔοÊÓƵ’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) and Wick Poetry Center are joining forces with the School of Theatre and Dance for a performance of poetry that will celebrate the potential of human creativity.

David E. Silva participated in The John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellows Program, a six-week intensive fellowship with the Design Innovation Initiative that ran through July 11th. The program embodies DI's core mission of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, connecting design, innovation and technology while serving as an incubator for cross-university projects.

Art Without Limits is returning to ×ÔοÊÓƵ. This day-long event will focus on arts entrepreneurship and developing an entrepreneurial mindset in the arts. Speakers will share their experiences and interact with attendees to hone skills and broaden networks.

Campus security and safety require a lot of work from faculty, staff and students, beyond even what the ×ÔοÊÓƵ community might guess.

Meet Hannah Ferguson, a senior chemistry major with a minor in forensic anthropology and a member of the Honors College, from Galena, Ohio, whose love of science is helping others love science.

The Cultural  Café series, presented by ×ÔοÊÓƵ International Student & Scholar Services, through the Office of Global Education is a monthly gathering that offers an opportunity for the university community to learn about other cultures and countries from ×ÔοÊÓƵ's international students. 

×ÔοÊÓƵ's Kent Campus was operating under full power Tuesday afternoon following an outage earlier that morning.

In the newly released rankings, ×ÔοÊÓƵ is once again the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio, and with its impressive national ranking of No. 129, the university continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.

Katie Murray and Trinity Rudolph, both junior nursing students at ×ÔοÊÓƵ and members of the Honors College, participated in the American Association of College of Nursing Student Policy Summit in Washington, DC.

Deepshikha Bhati has reached several milestones in her short career as an educator and researcher, all of which highlights her dedication and passion for sharing her expertise with others. She is a computer science lecturer on the ×ÔοÊÓƵ Stark campus, with a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

When School of Visual Communication Design professor Hadi Rahmati met Computer Science assistant professor Raiful Hasan at ×ÔοÊÓƵ's new faculty orientation in 2023, their conversation about their respective research interests led to an important project. They're working together to solve a big problem: how can self-driving cars communicate better with pedestrians?

The black squirrel statue near the Beyer-Murin Gardens on the Kent Campus serves as a landmark, a meeting place and a "lost and found."

Academy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell met with students in ×ÔοÊÓƵ's School of Fashion, viewed their designs and shared valuable insights during his time on campus for the Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series. 

Volunteers with skills in repairing clothing, household items, electronics, furniture, small appliances and more will be available to help people who bring in broken or non-working items at the Fix-It Kent Community Repair Workshop on Sept. 18.