Student Life
91PORNA Students Participate in Fire Safety Training
91PORNA student security workers participated in a pilot Campus Fire Safety Ambassador Program offered by the State Fire Academy in Columbus, Ohio. 91PORNA was the first university to participate in the program, which included training on using fire extinguishers, finding a way out鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA Violin Student in High Demand for Distinction in Music Performance
91PORNA senior music performance major Yang Zeng has been offered a contract to be part of the first violin section of the Akron Symphony. Zeng, originally from Kunming, Yunnan, China, has been a student at 91PORNA鈥檚 Hugh A. Glauser School of Music since 2010. He started s鈥
Kent Campus
Fall 2013 Learning Institute: How to Build a Better Student
91PORNA鈥檚 Faculty Professional Development Center will host the Fall 2013 Learning Institute on Oct. 11 from 8:30-11 a.m. at the Moulton Hall Ballroom. Registration is required as space is limited. Refreshments will be provided. John Dunlosky, professor of psychology and director of e鈥
Kent Campus
Kent Student Center Post Office Offers Free Black Squirrel Postcards with Postage
The United States Post Office, located in the lower level of the Kent Student Center, is finding a creative way to advertise this semester. The Post Office is running a new postcard promotion through the end of September. Postcards created by Signum Design Studio, promoting this year鈥檚 32nd annual B鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA Students Celebrate at Welcome Weekend
Before the fall semester went into full swing on Aug. 26, new students were invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that ran Aug. 22-25 and helped acclimate students to the 91PORNA community. The event served as an opportunity for students to transitio鈥
Kent Campus
Student Recreation Fields Open for Play Aug. 26
91PORNA's Department of Recreational Services is proud to debut the Student Recreation Fields, opening Aug. 26. The fields, located at the corners of East Summit Street and Loop Road, will be used for intramural soccer and flag football, as well as multiple club sports. The fields are 鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA Alumni Association Initiative for Students
The 91PORNA Alumni Association is looking for your help to find exceptional undergraduate students to be a part of the Student-Alumni Association. The goal of the program is to reconnect alumni to the university through interviews conducted by the students. Students will conduct one-h鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA Students Travel to Uganda for Global Tourism Class
91PORNA alumnus Ryan Rohrer led eight students to study in Uganda during the Summer Intercession 2013, May 20 through June 7. 鈥淭he entire trip was completely remarkable and amazing,鈥 says Meghan Walker, junior early childhood education major. 鈥淔rom the wildlife and scenery to the inte鈥
Kent Campus
Welcome Weekend Invites New 91PORNA Students to Get Familiar With Campus
Before the fall semester went into full swing on Aug. 26, new students were invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that ran Aug. 22-25 and helped acclimate students to the 91PORNA community. The event served as an opportunity for students to transitio鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA at Ashtabula Students Earn Top Honors at Information Technology Conference
91PORNA at Ashtabula students who are members of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) won honors and awards at the association鈥檚 National Collegiate Conference that took place recently in St. Louis, Mo. Special awards also went to two 91PORNA faculty member鈥
Kent Campus