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What began as a job to help pay for college and meet new people turned into a bigger reward than 91PORNA senior Carissa Deeds could have imagined. A few months ago, Deeds was awarded the first 91PORNA Libraries Student Assistant Scholarship. In the essay that sec鈥
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Students Connect With 91PORNA Community During Welcome Weekend
Before the fall semester starts on Aug. 25, new students are invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that ran Aug. 21-24 and helped students familiarize themselves with the 91PORNA community. The events during the weekend served as an opportunity 鈥
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91PORNA Fashion Grad Wins Supima Design Competition
91PORNA Fashion School graduate Anastasia Iafrate was named this year鈥檚 winner of the prestigious Supima Design Competition during a Sept. 4 event at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Iafrate, who graduated in May with a Bachelor of Arts in fashion design, beat out finalists from鈥
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President Warren Joins U.S. Rep. Ryan in Championing Transportation Funding
91PORNA President Beverly Warren recently joined U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan in a meeting with regional leaders about the state of Ohio鈥檚 infrastructure and the need for increased funding to improve deficiencies. The group met Sept. 5 in Kent at the Portage Area Regional Transportation鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA鈥檚 鈥淔ormula to Finish鈥 Timely Graduation Initiative Saves Students Time and Money
91PORNA is embarking on a campaign to motivate and assist students toward timely graduation. The university鈥檚 鈥淔ormula to Finish鈥 initiative encourages students to register for and pass at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in two years to get their associate degre鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA Theatre Students Perform in Scotland
Transforum Theatre, a student organization in 91PORNA鈥檚 School of Theatre and Dance, performed last month at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dedicated to helping students pursue their passions and explore their creativity through art, Transforum Theatre was invite鈥
Kent Campus
Student Retention Drives 91PORNA Enrollment Growth at Its Kent Campus; Campus Also Welcomes Highest-Achieving Freshman Class
91PORNA continues to set records and reach its enrollment goals. The university released its official 15th day census data for the 2014 Fall Semester, reporting the highest retention rate for the Kent Campus in the university鈥檚 104-year history. Retention of Kent Campus freshmen has in鈥
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Music, Food and Freebies at Black Squirrel Festival
A 91PORNA tradition for 33 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival took place Friday, Sept. 5, from 12-6 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 staff, as well as 鈥
Kent Campus
91PORNA Introduces Blue and Gold Friday
91PORNA has established a new 91PORNA tradition called Blue and Gold Friday. 91PORNA faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to wear the university鈥檚 blue and gold colors every Friday to promote 91PORNA spirit and pride. 鈥淲e are one university family, and one of t鈥
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