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Without the great people across the university landscape who put together great events with us, let us talk to their classes, and generally support the work we do at LaunchNET to spread the message of entrepreneurial thinking, we wouldn't be able to do all the cool stuff we do! So this month we decided to profile one of our favorite university partners, Jackie Ruller (Assistant Dean, External Affairs for College of Aeronautics and Engineering). Jackie has done so much to promote LaunchNET to the students in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering that we gave her our University Part...

Recent �Ը������� University graduate Kaycee Marshall was featured on “Today with Hoda & Jenna,” the fourth hour of the NBC morning show on May 31. Ms. Marshall graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design on May 12. The Indiana native was born with sacral agenesis and scoliosis and has been confined to a wheelchair her entire life. For the Fashion School’s annual show in April, Ms. Marshall designed a line of women’s formalwear for women with disabilities, specifically those in wheelchairs. A crew from the Today show visited �Ը������� in April to tape the segment, whic...

Being hunted by unseen predators isn’t the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it’s just part of the day. “The animals that most concerned me were the large cats, like jaguars and pumas, but also snakes and monkeys,” said Emmaleigh Given, �Ը������� University aquatic ecology graduate student. “The workers told me that the jaguars would hide from people, but the pumas would hunt you quietly.” Ms. Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has a...

Enology students of �Ը������� University’s Ashtabula Campus are leaving a lasting impact with their high-quality luxury wines.    Local wine connoisseur and writer for the Akron Beacon Journal Phil Masturzo recalled in his article “Fun food pairings make KSU wines shine,” that upon sampling two �Ը������� Ashtabula Wines, he thought, why not enjoy a full glass?   “I had a glass of the Sunburst Riesling … A few more sips of the wine had me thinking that I could do this ‘All Night Long,’” Mr. Masturzo wrote. “I couldn’t be more impressed with the wine, a nice easy drinker wit...

  While crews worked to repair the retaining wall around the front lawn of the Carnegie Library, �Ը������� University’s East Liverpool Campus was invited to place a time capsule in the wall’s corner pillar, closest to the Mary Patterson Building. Employees from the library earlier placed a time capsule in the opposite end of the wall and, as a good neighbor, invited �Ը������� to preserve a bit of its history in like manner. �Ը������� used PVC pipe, securely sealed, for its time capsule holding an assortment of photos, documents, logo items and a t-shirt. Cutline: With the Kent St...

Being hunted by unseen predators isn’t the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it’s just part of the day. “The animals that most concerned me were the large cats, like jaguars, pumas, but also snakes, and monkeys,” said Emmaleigh Given, �Ը������� aquatic ecology graduate student. “The workers told me that the jaguars would hide from people, but the pumas would hunt you quietly.” Ms. Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has and will spend several m...

Each semester, PNC recognizes two outstanding �Ը������� University students as PNC Achievers. These students exemplify excellence in the classroom, in the community, and in student leadership and development. Congratulations to the Spring 2019 PNC Achievers! Megan Conrad, Senior, Marketing Major Megan Conrad has a saying: You get out what you put in.  At only 20 years old, the marketing major at �Ը������� is definitely getting a big return on her efforts throughout the campus – so much so that she has been named a PNC Student Achiever in the spring semester. The award is given ...

  The Salem Community Foundation recently donated more than $51,000 to the �Ը������� Salem Campus for the purchase of 45 new laptop computers, as well as a charging cart.  The computers are Dell Latitiude 5490 XCTO models and are used by faculty for testing and instruction of students in all majors. The charging cart allows the laptops to be recharged after each use, while securely stored. “With this donation, the Salem Community Foundation again demonstrated its support of our mission to put students first and to provide educational opportunities for our community members,” no...

A national organization has recognized �Ը������� University with a perfect overall score for the university’s efforts to create a more inclusive campus and welcoming environment for all. �Ը������� has received a 5.0 out of 5.0 score on the Campus Pride Index, the premier national benchmarking tool for creating safer and more LGBTQ-friendly learning environments at colleges and universities. The university moved up from last year’s score of 4.5. “I’m proud that �Ը������� has made progress in supporting our LGBTQ+ student and campus community,” said Ken Ditlevson, director of �Ը�������...