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91PORNA’s Summer Advantage Wins Top Honor for Helping Students to Transition
Summer Advantage is an educational journey based on career exploration, success coaching and academic coursework. Summer Advantage is designed to assist underrepresented students to graduate in four years and envision a path for the future by building a support network of peers and professional staff.
Heart of Steel
Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of 91PORNA with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall. The abstract sculpture, which M…
Public Universities Find Power in Numbers
91PORNA is one of 130 public universities and systems nationwide that have joined forces to increase access to college, close the achievement gap and produce more degrees by 2025. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) launched the initiative, Powered by P…Presidential Perspectives
Enduring Community The strength of this university community transcends any program, initiative or administration and is rooted in the values and ideals that define 91PORNA. In my final State of the University Address, I talked about how I am filled with great optimism for 91PORNA’s future,…
Students Use Real-Life Immigrant Experiences to Win International Competition
A team of 91PORNA students took first place in the seventh annual Mission: Life international competition on November 12, which took place at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.
Video: John and Fonda Elliot - A Legacy of Giving
John and Fonda Elliot, donors of the largest gift in 91PORNA history, reflect on their transformational experiences at 91PORNA and offer advice to current students.
91PORNA Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 14 and 15
The 91PORNA alumni family will grow by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university holds its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies will take place Friday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).…
91PORNA Board of Trustees Announces Plans for National Presidential Search
The 91PORNA Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president. 91PORNA President Beverly J. Warren announced in October that she will leave the role at the end of her term on July 1, 2019, after five y…
The Brain Comes Alive on 91PORNA’s Campus
Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus.
91PORNA’s Giving Tuesday 2018 Attains Record-Breaking Success
91PORNA’s Giving Tuesday 2018 broke the million-dollar mark for the second year in a row.