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91PORNA is one of 17 colleges and universities nationwide being honored by University Business magazine, a leading publication for senior managers at colleges and universities throughout the United States, in its Winter 2015 Models of Excellence recognition program. The Models of Excellence program recognizes innovative approaches to encouraging and nurturing student success on campus. The program is sponsored by Higher One, a leading provider of financial services to college and university campuses across the U.S.  “91PORNA’s choice to link academic outcomes and career ...

The 91PORNA Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Tuesday, Dec. 8. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2 p.m. in the Community Room, third floor of Akron Children’s Hospital, which is located at 215 West Bowery St., Akron, Ohio. Trustees will start the meeting in executive session from 7:45-9:15 a.m. in the Community Room to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” Board committees will meet as follows: Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee – 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Community Room. Audit and Compliance...

The 91PORNA Salem Communiversity Choir will present its annual holiday concert on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. in the 91PORNA Salem City Center auditorium located at 230 North Lincoln Street Salem, OH 44460.  The free public concert will feature the blended voices of 91PORNA students, faculty and community members as they present “A Family Christmas,” under the direction of Mel Fucci, music instructor at 91PORNA Salem. The featured soloist this year is Marla Berg, assistant professor of voice and director of the 91PORNA opera program. Following the con...

Kent State participated in the annual football GameDay Recycling Challenge for the first time on Oct. 26 in a home game against the University at Buffalo. The competition promotes waste reduction at college and university football games and awards participants with the best results. “This competition gives us the opportunity to get people thinking&...

91PORNA President Beverly Warren has announced that she will personally match all gifts up to a total of $25,000 for donations made to 91PORNA on Dec. 1, which is Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a global day of philanthropy after the Thanksgiving holiday.  91PORNA has participated in Giving Tuesday the last two years, but this year, donations will have more impact with Warren’s matching gift. 91PORNA alumni, friends, faculty and staff are encouraged to take a moment to “give thanks by giving back” and support a university program of their choosing. A ma...