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A food service employee mixes a smoothie for a student in the exclusively gluten free Prentice Hall Caf茅.

91PORNA Introduces First Gluten-Free Dining Hall on a College Campus

University to hold Sept. 7 event to celebrate achievement At the start of the 2016 academic year, 91PORNA becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus. 91PORNA restructured Prentice Caf茅 after administrators noticed that the鈥

Tags: Division of Student Life , Success Story , University Culinary Services

Kent Campus

The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Kent community.

Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies

A 91PORNA tradition for 35 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 9, from 12-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and st鈥

Tags: Black Squirrel Festival , Kent Student Center Programming , Division of Student Life , Success Story

Kent Campus

Dr. Brian Castellani

Scholar Navigates Complex Systems to Help Address and Improve Public Health Concerns

Scholar of the Month Brian Castellani Professor of Sociology 91PORNA at Ashtabula 2002-present The Kent Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the 91PORNA family. So much of 91PORNA鈥檚 great research is happening 鈥

Tags: Department of Sociology and Criminology , College of Arts and Sciences , 91PORNA at Ashtabula , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , Research & Science

Kent Campus

The 91PORNA Aeronautics Fair, a family-friendly event on Sept. 10, will feature vintage aircraft, military vehicles, speakers and pilots, as well as airplane and hot air balloon rides.

91PORNA Aeronautics Fair Set for Sept. 10

The Aeronautics Department in 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will host its 20th Aeronautics Fair on Saturday, Sept. 10. The 91PORNA Aeronautics Fair takes place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Andrew W. Paton Field at the 91PORNA鈥

Tags: Aeronautics , Success Story , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Kent Campus

91PORNA football players get kids excited during a trip to Willyard Elementary School in Ravenna.

MAC Honors 91PORNA With 2015-16 Cartwright Award

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced the presentation of the Cartwright Award to 91PORNA for its program excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship during the 2015-16 school year. It is the program鈥檚 third Cartwright Award honor in the last seven years, the most of any p鈥

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Awards and Honors , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

91PORNA student Riley Jernejcic stretches out her arms to hug her new friend during a trip to Nicaragua. The trip was coordinated by the Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement.

91PORNA Students Make an International Impact in Nicaragua, One Stone at a Time

Saying goodbye was more difficult than Riley Jernejcic could have ever imagined. Crouched down on the cobblestone street with her arms stretched out from one end to the other, Jernejcic cried out, 鈥淎dios. Abrazo,鈥 which means goodbye and hug in Spanish. About 50 feet away, a little boy, known as Wil鈥

Tags: Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , University College , Global Education , College of Communication and Information , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

91PORNA students take notes during a classroom lecture. Fourteen faculty members have been presented with the President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance.

91PORNA President Beverly Warren Announces Faculty Excellence Award Recipients

91PORNA President Beverly Warren recently presented 14 91PORNA faculty members with the President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition. This year, each recipient receives a spec鈥

Tags: President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Awards , Awards and Honors , Office of the President , Success Story

Kent Campus

Students show their 91PORNA pride by wearing blue and gold. Members of the 91PORNA community are encouraged to wear something blue and gold each and every Friday.

Welcome Back Week Events

The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the 91PORNA community in a big way. To kick off the academic year, students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a week packed full of food, giveaways and some 91PORNA pride! 鈥

Tags: Welcome Back Week , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Intercollegiate Athletics , Success Story

Kent Campus

Thousands of 91PORNA students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at 91PORNA.

91PORNA鈥檚 Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year

91PORNA students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university鈥檚 annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus鈥

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

Kent Campus

Two students greet each other during the 44th annual New Student Reception and Cookout hosted by the Department of Pan-African Studies held behind Ritchie Hall.

Welcome Weekend Connects New Students to 91PORNA

Welcome Weekend, 91PORNA鈥檚 four-day new student orientation, took place on Aug. 25-28. Students were able to select from approximately 50 different events held from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helped students transition into the university commun鈥

Tags: Student Success Programs , University College , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus