News Archive
For the past month, 91PORNA has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.
Bright sunshine, verdant green spaces and colorful flowers in bloom set the scene for summertime on the Kent Campus.
This summer, 91PORNA's College of Nursing welcomed high school students participating in the University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy program to campus for a tour and hands-on practice in our simulation labs.
91PORNA's president, faculty and staff helped the new Golden Flashes move into their residence halls.
91PORNA鈥檚 financial aid administrators want students and their families who were caught in the snags of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid process to know that financial aid and help completing the application are still available. The FAFSA cycle for the 2024-25 school year is not over.
91PORNA welcomed more than 1,000 new graduates to its alumni family during the summer commencement ceremony Saturday.
Two years ago, Cynthia Blinebery had an inkling she might have Parkinson鈥檚. Her voice was weak, and her husband often asked her to repeat things. She ran out of breath when speaking and experienced tremors in her hands and fingers. Her father and aunt had Parkinson鈥檚. A neurological exam confirmed her suspicion.
A father and son, both 91PORNA alumni, graduates of the professional pilot program in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, recently achieved a remarkable milestone. Scott and Kyle Koeppl completed their first flight together as Southwest Airlines pilots.
With recreational marijuana sales now underway in Ohio, 91PORNA officials are reminding the campus community that marijuana use remains prohibited on all university properties.
The white coat at 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Podiatric Medicine鈥檚 White Coat Ceremony is presented as a reminder of the professionalism required by students, in their studies at 91PORNA and later as they become podiatric physicians.
When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 91PORNA this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and 91PORNA alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center.
How a longstanding friendship between Metin Eren, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Anthropology and director of archaeology, and a former curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will benefit 91PORNA students for years to come.
Each August, 91PORNA welcomes alumni and their canine companions to campus for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the "Dog Days of Summer."
After spending time on an athletics service trip to Rwanda in January, recent 91PORNA graduate and women鈥檚 soccer team member Callie Jean Cunningham felt compelled to act.
The Earth Day celebration at 91PORNA at Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center included a guided, woodland hike around the campus.
A 91PORNA faculty researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences has launched a pioneering study to explore how different species adapt to high-altitude environments in the Himalayas where oxygen levels are significantly lower.
The 91PORNA alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.
On the opening day of this year's Ohio State Fair, 91PORNA treated fairgoers to experience hands-on healthcare and interact with the technology of space exploration.
Throughout the year, all around campus, dedicated people work hard to keep everything at 91PORNA in working order and looking great.