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Giving Tuesday culminates today, with the international day of giving.On this special day, the �Ը������� University Foundation sets aside $100,000 to match donors – dollar-for-dollar – on gifts up to $1,000 made to any �Ը������� University Foundation fund (while matching funds last). ...

 Robyn Moore, a sophomore Art History major with a minor in Printmaking (previously Fashion Design major and Accessories minor), explored sustainability in the fashion world through her Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) project under mentorship from Noël Palomo-Lovinski, Associate Director and Professor at �Ը������� University’s School of Fashion, and with support from The Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI).Moore investigated recycling garments and fibers to create new, more sustainable fabrics. “My research this summer was a project focused on recy...

The U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, has awarded �Ը������� University a grant to study the higher education system of the Central Asian nation and develop proposals for improvements.The $100,000 grant follows the October signing of an agreement between �Ը������� and the Turkmenistan Ministry of Education to explore the possibility of creating an educational partnership with several national institutes of higher learning there. Read �Ը������� Today's previous coverage of the university's partnership with Turkmenistan.The effort is part of �Ը�������’s ongoing commitment to using ...

By making several peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Honor Club students on the �Ը������� Salem helped answer a call for help from a local service organization. Kris Harrington, an associate lecturer of English, serves as the coordinator of the honors program and the honors committee chair at �Ը������� Salem. She explained that one of the honors students, Jennifer Tedrow, saw a social media post from Clothed in Righteousness asking for donations of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. “The students thought this project would be a good fit for the Honors Club because they enjoy work...

  Julie Prather, a student in �Ը�������'s Senior Guest Program, shared these photos she took of campus in November during an early morning walk.   The Senior Guest Program enables persons 60 years of age or older to audit �Ը������� courses on a tuition-free, space-available basis, with faculty approval.Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your �Ը�������-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future �Ը������� Today post. Photos should be framed -horizontally- and include a brief description of what’s happening in the pho...