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ADVISORY: ×ÔοÊÓƵ Board of Trustees Meeting, June 25

The ×ÔοÊÓƵ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, in the Timothy D. Eippert Boardroom, Suite 412, at Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus. 

Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside ×ÔοÊÓƵ Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by ×ÔοÊÓƵ School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.

A Career Written in the Stars: Sankovic Brings NASA Legacy and Student-Centered Vision to ×ÔοÊÓƵ

After serving as chief technologist and director of the Office of Technology Incubation and Innovation at NASA Glenn Research Center, ×ÔοÊÓƵ College of Aeronautics and Engineering Professor John Sankovic brings unmatched real-world perspective into the classroom. 

×ÔοÊÓƵ Advances Air Mobility Innovation with Dual Research Grants Totaling Over $500,000

×ÔοÊÓƵ’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering has received more than $550,000 in funding through two major grants that further position the college at the forefront of advanced air mobility (AAM) research and workforce development.

×ÔοÊÓƵ Rocket Team Sets New Record Ahead of International Competition

×ÔοÊÓƵ’s High-Power Rocket Team successfully launched the largest and most advanced rocket in its history on March 9, reaching an apogee of 11,517 feet and a top speed of 0.99 Mach—just shy of the speed of sound.

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits ×ÔοÊÓƵ Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited ×ÔοÊÓƵ at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. ×ÔοÊÓƵ Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.

×ÔοÊÓƵ’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

×ÔοÊÓƵ professors help marginalized students succeed through poetry, art and virtual reality

The Akron Art Museum hosted the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

International Town and Gown Association Came to ×ÔοÊÓƵ to Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate

More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.

IN A FLASH: Blimp Spotting

Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear’s 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company’s airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week. 

Third Central Asian Nation Seeks Educational Partnership with ×ÔοÊÓƵ