Success Story
91PORNA Student Liz Schmidt Writes About Compassion to End Injustice, Takes Top Honors
When you first meet Liz Schmidt, an instant friendship emerges, filled with conversation illuminated with respect and kindness. Her friendly disposition and welcoming nature, coupled with her sense of adventure, reflects the social responsibility she lives by: 鈥渇oster relationships and value people 鈥
91PORNA Student Liz Schmidt Writes About Compassion to End Injustice, Takes Top Honors
When you first meet Liz Schmidt, an instant friendship emerges, filled with conversation illuminated with respect and kindness. Her friendly disposition and welcoming nature, coupled with her sense of adventure, reflects the social responsibility she lives by: 鈥渇oster relationships and value people 鈥
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Willie H. Oglesby III Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management College of Public Health 2009-present Willie Oglesby is a member of the founding faculty at the College of Public Health. He is an associate professor of health policy and management and also serves鈥
91PORNA to Hold 14th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 28
91PORNA held its 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The keynote speaker for the event was Joy-Ann Reid, national correspondent for MSNBC and author of 鈥淔racture: Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Di鈥
91PORNA Hosts Welcome Back Week Events
The 91PORNA community will be treated to a week of welcome-back festivities to kick off the spring semester. Every day during the first week of classes, there will be a different giveaway item along with free food. There is a limited supply of giveaway items so everyone is encourage鈥
91PORNA鈥檚 Degree Completion Program is Helping Dreams Come True for Students Who Withdrew Before Graduating
From getting deployed to Afghanistan, to being unable to pay for classes, to starting a family, and even accepting a job at a winery in southern Germany. The reasons for leaving 91PORNA, before completing a bachelor鈥檚 degree, fall across a wide spectrum for some students. For studen鈥
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Cassandra Storlie Assistant Professor College of Education, Health and Human Services 2013-present Cassandra Storlie is an assistant professor in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences at the College of Education, Health and Human Services. She鈥
President Warren Shares a Holiday Message
Watch this video of 91PORNA President Beverly Warren offering a holiday message to the 91PORNA community while the Kent Clarks singing group performs its version of 鈥淚t鈥檚 the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.鈥
91PORNA Libraries Offers Therapy Dogs for Stress-Free Zone
They鈥檙e back! 91PORNA Libraries invites all 91PORNA students, faculty and staff to take a break and relax with therapy dogs on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 3-5 p.m. There will be free popcorn and beverages for attendees. 鈥淭he therapy dogs at the Stress-F鈥
91PORNA Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 18 and 19
91PORNA congratulates its newest graduates. The university held its Fall 2015 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Dec. 18 and 19 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 91PORNA conferred 2,154 degrees, including 1,565 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 526 master鈥檚鈥
