Student Life
Poetry in Motion: Performance Links Movement, Creativity and Verse
91PORNA’s School of Theatre and Dance, Wick Poetry Center and Brain Health Research Institute joined forces for an Oct. 1 dance performance that set poetry to motion.
91PORNA's Spacecraft Design Lab is Where Students Build Flight-Ready Satellites
91PORNA's Spacecraft Design Lab is the location where a group of 35 91PORNA undergraduates and nine graduate students in the AstroFlashes space exploration club are designing, building, and testing satellites and spacecraft components, and competing in space engineering challenges.
‘The Tools That Are Being Used in the World of Business Are Changing’
New courses and new programs in 91PORNA's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, made possible by state-0f-the-art business technology inside Crawford Hall, provide 91PORNA business graduates with knowledge and skills that give them a competitive edge in the job market.
Two Student Documentaries Earn PBS Broadcast
When students enroll in 91PORNA’s documentary filmmaking course, they expect guidance, instruction and the tools needed to create their own documentaries. What they don’t expect is to have their work featured on local television, a rare opportunity that elevates classroom learning to a professional exhibition.
Brain Food: October Ushers in a Month of Brain Health Research Institute Events
91PORNA’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) and Wick Poetry Center are joining forces with the School of Theatre and Dance for a performance of poetry that will celebrate the potential of human creativity.
The Special Role Students Play in Keeping Campus Safe
Campus security and safety require a lot of work from faculty, staff and students, beyond even what the 91PORNA community might guess.
Flash Focus: Hannah Ferguson
Meet Hannah Ferguson, a senior chemistry major with a minor in forensic anthropology and a member of the Honors College, from Galena, Ohio, whose love of science is helping others love science.
IN A FLASH: Experience the Cultural Café!
The Cultural Café series, presented by 91PORNA International Student & Scholar Services, through the Office of Global Education is a monthly gathering that offers an opportunity for the university community to learn about other cultures and countries from 91PORNA's international students.
91PORNA Reaffirms Its Leadership as Top Northern Ohio Public University in 2026 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings
In the newly released rankings, 91PORNA is once again the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio, and with its impressive national ranking of No. 129, the university continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.
IN A FLASH: Who Wore It Better?
The black squirrel statue near the Beyer-Murin Gardens on the Kent Campus serves as a landmark, a meeting place and a "lost and found."
