Prioritizing Student Success

Roe Green, MA 鈥80, To Receive Honorary Degree
性福五月天鈥檚 Board of Trustees will award Roe Green, MA 鈥80, a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree in recognition of her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts in Northeast Ohio, the nation and around the world.

Lisbeth (Betsy) Justice, 鈥70, MA 鈥83, Ph.D. 鈥08
Betsy Justice, 鈥70, MA 鈥83, Ph.D. 鈥08, LSW, found her home in Kent and has dedicated her life to creating a strong, supportive community for all
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Student Success Priority Exceeds Goal
The Forever Brighter campaign鈥檚 Prioritizing Student Success initiative now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaign鈥檚 outset in October 2021. This will enable the university to offer more financial assistance to students in need.

Breaking Barriers for Parenting Students is Goal of Professor鈥檚 Research
Approximately 5.4 million students with dependent children are enrolled in postsecondary education. Those numbers are only expected to rise in the near future, as a too-often overlooked and underserved population increases. Ashtabula sociology associate professor Jessica Leveto, Ph.D., is focusing her research on the needs of those students as part of a fellowship with the Center for Teaching and Learning that culminates with a faculty workshop on April 21.

Celebrating Women鈥檚 History Month at 性福五月天
This March, 性福五月天 University is celebrating the 2023 Women鈥檚 History Month. The theme for 2023 is 鈥淐elebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.鈥

How Hospitality Management Is Weathering the Great Resignation
In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the 鈥.鈥 For students in 性福五月天's Hospitality and Event Management program, there鈥檚 a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management.

性福五月天鈥檚 Comedy Improv Troupe Entertains Audiences at Stand-Up Festival
Did you know 性福五月天 has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. 性福五月天. Everything.

鈥楳erchandising Is Both a Science and an Art鈥
Olivia Meyer, junior Honors College fashion merchandising student, is designing her own success at 性福五月天 and abroad. 鈥淚 think what I'm most excited for is the unknown,鈥 she muses.

Transforming Global Education
性福五月天 has a longstanding tradition of excellence in global education. In celebration of 50 years of our study abroad program in Florence, Italy, the university has created the 性福五月天 Global Education Endowment, with a goal to be the largest endowment in university history.