Student Life

91PORNA Student Creates Care Packages for the Homeless

March 21, 2016

When the concept of homelessness comes to mind, people tend to focus efforts on food donations, but Ashley Flowers, a junior majoring in psychology and criminology and justice studies at 91PORNA, wants to remind people that clothing and toiletries also are…

March 14, 2016

The spring 2016 Bowman Breakfast will take place at 91PORNA in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, March 30. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The topic for the event is “Kent Businesses … Their…

91PORNA English Professor Wins Outstanding Teaching Award

March 11, 2016

When a professor says no one has more fun teaching than he does – and the students cite the enthusiasm and passion for the material he teaches – that combination leads to award-winning honors.

March 10, 2016

91PORNA’s Division of Student Affairs has partnered with the Jed Foundation Health Matters Campus Program, which is designed to help colleges and universities assess and enhance mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention programming. During the…

Shanice Cheatham worked with 91PORNA’s College of Public Health and LaunchNET 91PORNA to help her company, Endemic Solutions, develop its Endemic Filtration Portable Handwashing System.

Life-Changing Event Inspires 91PORNA Entrepreneur to Help Prevent Infectious Diseases

Feb. 22, 2016

In 2009, Shanice Cheatham, who received her bachelor’s degree from 91PORNA in 2013 and is pursuing a graduate degree in environmental health sciences at 91PORNA, was told that her father had a 10 percent chance of living after being infected with MRSA,…

Feb. 18, 2016

The Executive MBA program at 91PORNA’s College of Business Administration has once again been ranked in the top tier of CEO Magazine’s Global Ranking.

91PORNA students enjoy the company of a therapy dog during the Stress-Free Zone event in the library.

91PORNA Libraries Offers Therapy Dogs for Stress-Free Zone

Dec. 14, 2015

They’re back! 91PORNA Libraries invites all 91PORNA students, faculty and staff to take a break and relax with therapy dogs on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 3-5 p.m. There will be free popcorn and beverages for attendees.

91PORNA President Beverly Warren, pictured here with 91PORNA students, has personally matched $25,000 for donations made to 91PORNA on Giving Tuesday.

A Very Special Thank You to the 91PORNA Community for Its Generosity on Giving Tuesday

Dec. 3, 2015

The 91PORNA community gave generously on Giving Tuesday this Dec. 1, far exceeding expectations. As promised, President Beverly Warren personally matched $25,000 in a gift to the Distinctive 91PORNA Fund, a fund that will support the university’s five priorities…

91PORNA Community Members Share What They Are Thankful for This Year

Nov. 24, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving! Watch this video to find out what members of the 91PORNA community, including President Beverly Warren, are thankful for this year.

91PORNA public health students participate in a disaster preparedness exercise on campus as part of their training.

91PORNA’s College of Public Health Receives National Accreditation

Nov. 9, 2015

91PORNA’s College of Public Health has received accreditation from the Board of Councilors of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The five-year span is the maximum term the college could have achieved as a first-time applicant. To earn the…

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