Student Life
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Associate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries
91¿´Æ¬Íø Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign
A North Royalton woman whom who will become a 91¿´Æ¬Íø student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Volunteers Impact the Lives of Others Beyond CampusÂ
Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at 91¿´Æ¬Íø prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent. At 5 p.m. residents gather in the dining hall and volunteers serve the meal which is prepared from food donated by Trader Joe’s.
Competing for the Crown: Three Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Students Participate in Miss Ohio Title Competition
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students Caitlin Seifert, Emelia Sherin and Danielle Vivcharenko were three of 22 women who competed for the crown in the Miss Ohio 2019 Pageant.
From Honors Student to Tour Guide: Broadcast Journalism Senior Featured on WKYC’s Unzipped Series
Phillip Grant, Jr. grew up in Kent, Ohio, and attends 91¿´Æ¬Íø as a broadcast journalism major. Considering he has spent the majority of his life in the Tree City, Mr. Grant is the perfect tour guide for WKYC's Danielle Wiggins. Watch as Mr. Grant shows Ms. Wiggins all the town has to offer.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Team Competes in 2019 Air Race Classic
Kenzie Alge, a 91¿´Æ¬Íø certified flight instructor and 2019 graduate, and Alex Johnson, a Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø junior flight technology student, make up the Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø team competing in the 2019 Air Race Classic that starts June 18 in Jackson, Tennessee.
Trumbull Teen Who Beat Rare Cancer Heading to Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø
A Warren, Ohio, teen who beat rare cancer plans for his future at 91¿´Æ¬Íø.
Teamwork and Innovation Drive CCI Team to Second Place in National Advertising Competition
An interdisciplinary team of Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students took second place nationwide for their efforts in creating a marketing campaign to reinvent the car buying process for Millennials and Gen Z. The competition, Effie Collegiate, is modeled after the professional competition of the same name, calling…
From Kindergarten to Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Graduation: Friends Since Childhood Share the One University Commencement Stage
Every graduation is full of stories of hard work, perseverance and friendship. Some of those stories go back to a first day of class or the first day on campus. But a few Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø friendships started on the first day of kindergarten -- or even before – and have been blossoming since.
From Kent to Cambridge: Alumna Ya'el Courtney to Study Neuroscience at Harvard University
Throughout her time at 91¿´Æ¬Íø, Ya'el Courtney completed a Senior Honors Thesis/Project, authored several published peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at several national and international conferences. As she continues her education at Harvard University, she intends to conduct a significant amount of research focusing on psychiatric diseases.
