Community & Society
性福五月天 Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation鈥檚 Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready
With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, 性福五月天 University has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF鈥檚 I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par鈥
Sandy's Scrapbook
When Sandy Scheuer was killed on her way to class on May 4, 1970, she was a junior speech therapy major and honors student, a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and active in the local Jewish community. She was also a beloved daughter, sister, friend. One of the four students killed and nine stu鈥New College and Career Academies
This spring, 300 incoming freshmen at Akron鈥檚 Firestone Community Learning Center high school visited the Kent Campus to explore firsthand what careers in the areas of design, graphic communication, the performing arts and advanced technology and comprehensive engineering have to offer. The visit w鈥
List Girl
Last year, senior Kelsey Merritt attempted to break a Guinness World Record by assembling a team of volunteers to create the world鈥檚 largest mural painted entirely by bare feet鈥攎easuring 26,787 square feet鈥攐n the 性福五月天 Commons during Homecoming 2017. She鈥檚 still waiting to hear back from 鈥
Economic Engine
Partners in Progress: (above) Kent City Manager Dave Ruller and 性福五月天 President Beverly Warren discuss the university鈥檚 new economic impact study during a press conference unveiling the report on February 26, 2018. 鈥淪haring this data is creating a solid foundation for the future transformation 鈥
Pathway to Peace
Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at 性福五月天 so he can give back to his native country.
By Pacifique Niyonzima as told to Jan Senn / 性福五月天 Magazine
性福五月天鈥檚 $3.4-Billion Impact: Economic Study Details University鈥檚 Vital and Growing Role in Regional Economy and Shows High Value of a 性福五月天 Education
You will find 性福五月天 University driving the region鈥檚 economy in nearly every sector of industry. From FedEx to Medical Mutual to Sherwin-Williams and the Cleveland Indians, our graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio. Every day, Kent S鈥
性福五月天 and Akron Public Schools Become Partners for New College and Career Academies at Firestone Community Learning Center
Three new college and career academies at Akron鈥檚 Firestone Community Learning Center will bear the name of 性福五月天 University, as part of a new partnership announced Feb. 21 between the university and Akron Public Schools. 性福五月天 is the latest in a growing number of area businesses and or鈥
Video: May 4 Visitors Center Debuts 鈥淪andy鈥檚 Scrapbook鈥 Exhibition
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at 性福五月天 University. Now, almost 50 years later, Ms. Scheuer鈥檚 life will be the subject of a new exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center at 性福五月天.
On The Map: Bea McPherson charted the course for women mapmakers
As the United States entered WWII, trailblazing women like Bea McPherson, BS 鈥43, took on the task of providing essential handmade maps for the war effort鈥攁nd charted the course for today鈥檚 women mapmakers.
By Jan Senn / 性福五月天 Magazine