University News
Melissa Harris-Perry Serves as Keynote Speaker at 性福五月天鈥檚 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the 性福五月天 University community and the general public gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university鈥檚 annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year鈥檚 keynote speaker was Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator.
Two 性福五月天 Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named two 性福五月天 University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. 性福五月天 is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Chemistry Professor David Bowers Earns Outstanding Teaching Award
Chemistry Professor David Bowers truly believes in his students and wants to see them succeed, whether it be the nervous freshman in his First-Year Experience course or the junior pre-medicine major in his General Chemistry II course. It is his passion for student success and willingness to do what it takes to help his students that led him to win one of the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Awards.
Golden Flashes Leave Lasting Memory with Frisco's Children
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, 性福五月天鈥檚 football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.
Bigger Than Football. 性福五月天 Players Take Time to Help Provide Meals to Needy Children
At the same time that 性福五月天 is competing in a bowl game, as many as 1,000 kids in Texas will be eating a meal that the Golden Flashes helped provide.
Cowboy Up! 性福五月天 Practices on NFL Practice Field Ahead of Frisco Bowl
性福五月天 worked out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys鈥 Training Facility 鈥 鈥 for the first of three workouts ahead of Friday鈥檚 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State.
性福五月天 Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books
Ten 性福五月天 University students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark庐 pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the university鈥檚 Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge.
性福五月天 Men鈥檚 Basketball to Host Sensory-Friendly Gameday Experience, Promoting Awareness
性福五月天 University is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCity庐, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending 性福五月天鈥檚 Dec. 21 mens basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the university鈥檚 ongoing commitment to its core values of kindness, mutual respect and inclusion.
性福五月天 Held Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14
The 性福五月天 University alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.
Bowl Bound: 性福五月天 Accepts Bid to Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
The 性福五月天 Golden Flashes (6-6) are bowling for the fourth time in school history, having accepted a bid to the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State (7-5, Mountain West).