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Daffodil Hill, near the Victory Bell

Slowly, the Kent Campus is seeing its greenery return. 

ѿappemployee Jeff Florentine, his wife Jen and son Beckett, moved to Kent in July 2022.

After living in various other locations, ѿappstaff and faculty make Kent their home because it's a community with small town charm and a flourishing downtown. 

ѿappPresident Todd Diacon speaks at the March 9 Board of Trustees Meeting

President Todd Diacon took the opportunity to make the presentation “ѿappWorks” at the Board of Trustees meeting, which was held at Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph. The presentation illustrated how ѿappprepares its students for job readiness. Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education Randy Gardner and the new President of the Inter-University Council Laura Lanese attended the Board of Trustees meeting. 

Heads Up! Hats exhibition at the ѿappMuseum

"Heads Up! Hats" is one of three exhibits that make up the "" exhibition at the ѿappUniversity Museum. The other exhibits in the trilogy are "It's a Wrap! Coats" and "Stepping Out! Shoes." 

ѿappUniversity students walk through Florence, Italy, as they receive a tour.

ѿappUniversity will be equipped to offer more financial assistance to students in need thanks to donors to a key area of the university’s ongoing comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Forever Brighter campaign includes a scholarship-support component, Prioritizing Student Success, that now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaign’s outset in October 2021.

Outlines of people working on technology

In today’s world, technology is essential, and the demand for technological advancements is ever-growing. ѿappis no exception. 

Sports betting can become a problem for college students if they are not careful.

Since sports betting became legal in Ohio Jan. 1, 2023, television, social media, billboards and the like have been inundated with these comical ads. And Ohioans over 21 years of age, who can bet conveniently from their phones and at various venues such as casinos and bars, are part of the target audience. 

ѿappUniversity community members and visitors gather on the ѿappCommons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ѿappUniversity students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.

Future Flashes and their parents checking out the model residence hall rooms

March 10 is the fourth of six "Future Flash Days" on campus. 

ѿappAirport Hangar in 2020

The ѿappUniversity Board of Trustees approved a project with an estimated cost of $5 million to be funded from federal, state and university sources to address deferred maintenance at the ѿappUniversity Airport hangar.