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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students rip their yellow shirts open to reveal blue #UNLEASH shirts.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Athletics Launches Its New Branding and a Whole New Gameday Experience

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students, employees, alumni, donors and community members gathered on Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) to cheer on the Golden Flashes as ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Athletics launched its new branding and a whole new gameday experien…

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Success Story , Mens Basketball

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Students gather at the site where one of four slain students was shot on May 4, 1970, during a student protest of the Vietnam War.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s May 4 Site

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.

Tags: May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , Success Story

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A graduate at the Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony waves to her family after receiving her diploma.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 16 and 17

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì will confer 2,544 degrees, including 1,773 bachelor’s degrees, 715 master’s degrees, 55 d…

Tags: Commencement , Office of the Provost , Student Success , Success Story

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Luke, a Doberman pinscher, enjoys the attention he receives from a student during the Stress-Free Zone event in the library.

Students to Take a Study Break During Finals Week With Dogs, Food and Fun

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Libraries will once again provide the Stress-Free Zone on Monday, Dec. 12, and Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 3-5 p.m. in the University Library. The library hosts this event at the end of every semester in order to give students, faculty and staff the chance to unwind during finals week.

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Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University student who currently serves as president of the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Receives Military Friendly School Designation Eight Years in a Row

For an eighth consecutive year, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.  Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse&…

Tags: Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Division of Student Life , Awards and Honors , Success Story

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Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì on the Move

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi…

Tags: College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , Research & Science

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Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, was awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland

Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.  The prestigious medal is…

Tags: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , College of Arts and Sciences , Awards and Honors , Success Story , Research & Science

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Jimmy Miller, a 2017 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì graduate who served as editor of The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌìr, takes notes while talking to a fellow student in the student media newsroom in Franklin Hall.

Student Journalist Traverses Nation to Document Voting Rights Challenges

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University journalism major Jimmy Miller recently spent 10 weeks traveling the country examining the political views of white, working-class Americans, a group now credited as a difference maker in the successful campaign of President-elect Donald Trump. The project was part …

Tags: College of Communication and Information , Student Success , Success Story , School of Media and Journalism

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì men’s basketball players stand in unity with fans of a different race selected from the crowd during the national anthem.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Men’s Basketball Displays Unity During National Anthem

The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's men's basketball student-athletes select fans of all races to stand with them in solidarity during the national anthem.

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Success , Success Story , Mens Basketball

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì architecture students studying in Italy visit Verona and Venice with instructors Eugenio Pandolfini and Guido Incerti.

Senior Architecture and Interior Design Majors Find Creative Expression in Florence

During International Education Week, which runs from Nov. 14-18, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design will showcase the creative projects of seniors Zach Barber, Ben Brannan and several others who studied abroad in Florence, Italy, during the p…

Tags: Global Education , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Student Success , Success Story

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