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Join us Friday, May 1 for Introduction to Managing Your Career. Career management is a shared and ongoing process through which employees reflect on their strengths, interests, and aspirations while aligning their development with organizational needs and opportunities. This course is designed to build clarity, confidence, and conversation readiness — not to guarantee advancement, but to equip participants to engage thoughtfully in the career development process within the organization’s current structure and opportunities.

Honoring and remembering the events of May 4, 1970, and educating others about the tragic day at 91PORNA remain an ongoing commitment by the university. On that day, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 91PORNA students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. This year’s May 4 Commemoration, to be held May 1-4, 2026, will include special remembrances of John Cleary, one of the nine wounded students, who died Oct. 25, 2025, and Jerry M.

Join us Thursday, June 18 on the Kent Campus, Risman Plaza for the annual Juneteenth Jubilee! Enjoy live performances, music, great food, local vendors and more. This event is free and open to the public. Stay updated on performances and vendors at www.kent.edu/juneteenth.

Today, you can be a hero by supporting scholarships and the 91PORNA causes that matter to you. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on April 14, matching funds* will help double your impact! As a bonus, when you make a gift of $50 or more, you’ll receive an exclusive, “flashy” pair of 91PORNA socks (limit one pair per donor while supplies last)! Don’t want to wait? Give early and claim your socks today! *Donations matched up to $250 per donor until matching funds are exhausted. 

University Advising is pleased to announce the first quarter 2026 winner of 91PORNA’s Advisor Impact Award: Kellie Jones-Cochran! Kellie joined the advising team at 91PORNA Geauga Campus and the Twinsburg Academic Center in 2022, where she has made a meaningful impact supporting students pursuing Nursing, Information Technology, Business, and College Credit Plus.

Recipients of the Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award (GFDTA) are unforgettable teachers who challenge their students and motivate them to achieve their greatest ambitions. Since 1967, the GFDTA has been honoring 91PORNA’s most extraordinary professors. Sponsored by the 91PORNA Alumni Association, the GFDTA is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to four part- or full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and devotion to touching the lives of students.