University News
Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.
International Town and Gown Association Came to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.
Third Central Asian Nation Seeks Educational Partnership with ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University has signed an agreement with Tashkent State University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to begin collaboration on a joint master’s degree in economics and other programs, as ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì continues to expand its partnerships throughout Central Asia.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Helps Celebrate Goodyear Blimp's 100th Anniversary
As the iconic Goodyear Blimp marks its 100th anniversary, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s connection to aviation history is soaring to new heights. Three alumni of the university’s aeronautics program are among the aviators steering this American icon through its centennial celebration.
Honors College Advisor Given the Distinguished Advisor Award
For all of her exemplary work, Theresa Yogi was recently awarded ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Distinguished Advising Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association. Of her 13-year career, Yogi has spent seven-and-a-half years at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Honors College.
IN A FLASH: Foundational Faculty
The roster of these current and former faculty assembled for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's silver anniversary reads like the legend on a campus map, as so many in the 1935 photo had university buildings named for them.
Happy 115th Birthday, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì!
In May, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University observes two historic institutional anniversaries, the first is of their founding as a school and the second is of the college being established as a university.
Master of Public Health Online a ‘Transformative Experience’
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s nationally distinctive Master of Public Health (MPH) program provides students interested in continuing their public health educational journey online with several options, including the MPH with concentrations in health policy and management or social and behavioral sciences, and the STEM-designated MPH in epidemiology. The program positively impacts current graduate students and alumni in different ways.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Graduates in the I Promise Program Are ‘Shining Examples of Scholarship, Service and Passion’
Three students who are members of the first cohort of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise program graduated from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì during the spring 2025 commencement.
IN A FLASH: Scenes from Commencement 2025
Feelings of joy, excitement and achievement filled ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Memorial Arena and Convocation Center as members of the university's Spring Class of 2025 walked the stage to receive their degrees.
