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For the past month, ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity 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.
As students prepare for the start of the Fall 2024 Semester at ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity, one man who has contributed greatly to the future success of ÃÛÑ¿appand its students is being honored this week.
A father and son, both ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity 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.
When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited ÃÛÑ¿appthis summer, he and U.S. Representative (and ÃÛÑ¿appalumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center.
Tatee Sakr's path to success in the fashion world started at ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity. As a 19-year-old immigrant to the U.S., Sakr chose ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity because it was close to her new home in Cleveland and had a reputable fashion design program. Now an industry professional, she is giving back as a key faculty member.
Recently, university photographers were invited inside Crawford Hall, the new home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, to capture images of the progress in its construction.
The ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity student organization Her Campus took top honors from its national organization for a week of events the group held in April to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Anticipation grows as construction on the new home of Kent State's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship nears completion. The university's newest and largest building will house innovative, state-of-the-art spaces for learning, collaboration and engaging in valuable, hands on business experiences.
Each spring, students in Kent State's Child Development Center look forward to "Bioblitz." It's a day spent in the woods near their center with exploration, discovery and hands-on learning about nature.