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91PORNA transgender student Emily Grubb (left) stands with Ken Ditlevson, director of the university’s LGBTQ Student Center. The LGBTQ Student Center is located on the lower level of the Kent Student Center.

Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at 91PORNA

For transgender students like Emily Grubb, 91PORNA is home. Grubb and other students have found an inclusive, welcoming environment that offers resources for the transgender community.

Tags: Student Life , Office of the University Architect , Facilities Planning and Operations , Division of Finance and Administration , Division of Student Life

Kent Campus

Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a 91PORNA student who currently serves as president of the 91PORNA Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.

91PORNA Receives Military Friendly School Designation Eight Years in a Row

For an eighth consecutive year, 91PORNA 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

Kent Campus

91PORNA President Beverly Warren smiles with members of the 91PORNA Marching Golden Flashes before the 2016 Homecoming Parade.

91PORNA's Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President

91PORNA President Beverly Warren is the recipient of the 2016 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region IV-East award for her outstanding performance as a university president. She joins an elite group of college and university presidents across …

Tags: Office of the President , Division of Student Life , Awards and Honors , Success Story

91PORNA's Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President

Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a 91PORNA student who currently serves as president of the 91PORNA Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.

91PORNA Selected as a Military Friendly School for Eighth Consecutive Year

For an eighth consecutive year, 91PORNA 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 and Vetrepreneur®. M…

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

Division of Student Life

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91PORNA's Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President

91PORNA President Beverly Warren is the recipient of the 2016 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region IV-East award for her outstanding performance as a university president. She joins an elite group of college and university presidents across …

Tags: Office of the President , Division of Student Life , Awards and Honors , Success Story , University News

Kent Campus

Members of the 91PORNA ROTC stand at attention during the playing of the Armed Forces Medley, part of the annual observance of Veterans Day on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.

91PORNA to Honor Veterans on Nov. 9

91PORNA held its annual Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program, Honoring All Who Serve, included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the university’s Army and Air Force ROTC pr…

Tags: Veterans Day , Division of Student Life , Division of Human Resources , Success Story

Kent Campus

91PORNA students get some exercise by running on the Lefton Esplanade on campus.

Open Forums: Hear About the 91PORNA of Wellness and Share Your Ideas for a Culture of Health on Campus

91PORNA’s Strategic Roadmap includes a university-level initiative, the 91PORNA of Wellness, to create and support a culture of health and well-being across the 91PORNA system. The 91PORNA of Wellness team has identified eight health priorities for the 91PORNA community of …

Tags: Division of Student Life , Division of Human Resources , Success Story

Kent Campus

91PORNA Holds National Depression Screening Day on Oct. 6

The 22nd annual National Depression Screening Day at 91PORNA will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, at several 91PORNA campuses. The event is open to all students, faculty and staff, as well as the larger community. Kent Campus: Thursday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Second Floor Mez…

Tags: University Health Services , Division of Student Life

Kent Campus

91PORNA students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.

91PORNA Students Form New Autism Student Organization

Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability 91PORNA is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: 91PORNA has a new student organization on campus th…

Tags: Autism , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

91PORNA students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.

91PORNA Students Form New Autism Student Organization

91PORNA is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: 91PORNA has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students w…

Tags: Autism , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus