Division of Student Life
ѿappUniversity will implement a new administrative policy regarding painting the Rock, which is located on Hilltop Drive on the Kent Campus. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2021, is one of the institutional responses to racially offensive language that was painted on the Rock in 2020 and aimed at African American students.
Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., ѿappUniversity's vice president for student affairs, said being appointed to the Executive Committee of the APLU (Association of Public and Land-grant Universities) Council on Student Affairs (CSA) is an honor.
Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, ѿappUniversity has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.
Two ѿappUniversity employees have been recognized among the 2020 “30 for the Future” award recipients by the Greater Akron Chamber.
ѿappUniversity students began moving into residence halls on the Kent Campus on Aug. 19, as part of a phased-in process that will continue over five days.
University leaders recently shared updates about academics and enrollment during a session on Facebook Live.