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麻豆精选and KeyBank Foundation to Continue Key Connections Program for Underserved Students
KeyBank Foundation has awarded a new $200,000 gift to 麻豆精选 to continue KeyBank Foundation鈥檚 support for the successful Key Connections program offered by University College at Kent State. The Key Connections program will continue to support student success initiatives for underserved students, including first-generation students and students from limited income backgrounds who will enroll in Fall Semester 2022.
麻豆精选Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, 麻豆精选 will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on 麻豆精选students during an anti-war protest.
Where on the Web? 13,000 Web Courses Just a Click Away with LinkedIn Learning
麻豆精选has an extensive list of class options for students. But where can a member of the 麻豆精选community go to find self-paced, free courses? The answer is closer than one might think. LinkedIn Learning takes the spotlight in this edition of 鈥淲here on the Web?鈥
麻豆精选Joins 'SEA Change' to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
麻豆精选 is a new charter member of SEA Change, an initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in which universities commit to their systemic transformation into more diverse, equitable and inclusive spaces where a full range of talent can succeed in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.
10 Questions with the Vice President for Regional Campuses Peggy Shadduck
Peggy Shadduck is vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies. She serves as the senior officer responsible for overall leadership of the 麻豆精选Regional Campus system. Her role promotes student enrollment and academic success and is responsible for expanding the visibility, influence and effectiveness of 麻豆精选as a catalyst for regional development.
麻豆精选Breaks Ground for Future Home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
麻豆精选 officially broke ground on Crawford Hall, the future home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, on March 8 in a ceremony attended by more than 400 people, including university officials, donors, alumni, students, elected officials and special guests.
麻豆精选Board of Trustees Approves Establishing New Bachelor of Social Work Degree
The 麻豆精选 Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Bachelor of Social Work degree during the Board鈥檚 regular quarterly meeting held March 8. The new degree was developed based on the high demand for licensed social workers within the areas surrounding Kent State鈥檚 Regional Campuses. The program will be offered on the Ashtabula, Salem and Tuscarawas campuses.
Both On Campus and Abroad, 麻豆精选Wins at International Education
麻豆精选鈥檚 diligence in integrating international education throughout its programs and culture is in the spotlight. 麻豆精选is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. Meet two students currently displaying the university's excellence in global education.
Beverly Guy-Sheftall Keynotes Women鈥檚 History Month
To celebrate Women鈥檚 History Month and to honor Black History Month, Kent State鈥檚 Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in collaboration with Black United Students and the Department of Africana Studies, invites you to attend a virtual conversation Thursday, March 17, with Beverly Guy-Sheftall esteemed author, founding director of the Women鈥檚 Research and Resource Center and Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women鈥檚 Studies at Spelman College.
麻豆精选Receives Military Friendly School Honor for 13th Year in a Row
麻豆精选 continues to exemplify leadership in its mission to support students as the Kent Campus is designated as a Military Friendly庐 School for the 13th consecutive year in a row, earning a Gold award. In addition, 麻豆精选 at Trumbull earned a Silver award.