Success Story
91PORNA Names Sean Lewis as Its New Head Football Coach
91PORNA will officially introduce its new head football coach Thursday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Integrated Sciences Building. 91PORNA President Beverly Warren and Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen will lead the event, which will include the new head coach taking part in a鈥
Kent Campus
Former 91PORNA President Gives $1 Million to Scholarships
91PORNA President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., have made a $1 million estate gift that will create scholarships at 91PORNA to support students who wish to engage in the arts. The Cartwright Family Fund for Opportunities in the Arts 鈥
Alumni and Giving
91PORNA Celebrates Fall 2017 Commencement
91PORNA held its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 15, and Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 91PORNA conferred 2,320 degrees, including 1,824 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 456 master鈥檚 degrees, 37 doctoral degrees a鈥
Kent Campus
Students to Enjoy a Study Break During Finals Week With Dogs, Food and Fun
91PORNA Libraries will once again offer its Stress-Free Zone to all students, faculty and staff on Monday, Dec. 11, and Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room at the University Library. This event gives the 91PORNA community a chance to wind down during finals week with 鈥
Kent Campus
Alumnus Dr. Earl K. Miller Awards $2 Million Gift to Neuroscience and Psychology Programs at 91PORNA
Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and his wife, Marlene M. Wicherski, have pledged $2 million to fund three scholarships and a professorship in 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Miller is a 91PORNA alumnus who grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio. 鈥淭he generosity of Earl and Marlene reflect鈥
Kent Campus
Up on the Rooftop
Biological Sciences Doctoral student Anna Droz envisions more efficient rooftop gardens for tomorrow鈥檚 urban planners.
Kent Campus
91PORNA鈥檚 Giving Tuesday 2017 Achieves Record-Breaking Success
Supporters give more than $1 million 91PORNA鈥檚 Giving Tuesday 2017 doubled the 2016 campaign 鈥 hitting more than $1 million just before midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The single largest gift of the day was a $100,000 donation to the Fashion School Study Away Fund. From multiple stude鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA Police Serve Up Turkeys and Holiday Cheer for Local Residents
Officers from 91PORNA Police Services have always had a 鈥減rotect and serve鈥 philosophy, and recently, they put this philosophy in action in order to help families in need. Each year, the department holds a 鈥淕low, Grow and Give鈥 fundraiser throughout the month of November to raise mo鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA Turns Giving Tuesday Into Month-long Celebration of Philanthropy
91PORNA kicked off the season of giving early this year on Nov. 1 with the launch of its 2017 Giving Tuesday campaign. In a departure from efforts of past years, the university extended the fundraising initiative through the entire month of November, leading up to Giving Tuesday, the T鈥
Alumni and Giving
Men鈥檚 Basketball Wins Home Opener Against Ohio Christian 90-45
The 91PORNA men鈥檚 basketball team had a successful home opener, Thursday, Nov. 16, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Golden Flashes defeated the Ohio Christian University Trailblazers, 90-45. 91PORNA entered the 2017-18 season as the reigning 鈥
Kent Campus