![International flags hang in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Student Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/international3-ka.jpg?VersionId=GY96qVgUjNGJPyCrCaW2fyQspSGjS2J6&h=bde28bee&itok=cTW2n2H3)
Originally from Tehran, Iran, Pooyan Mirjalili is a newly elected senator for the Undergraduate Student Government at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Professor uses cardboard boxes, cellphones and bubble wrap to cut the cost of expensive lab equipment. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Professor uses cardboard boxes, cellphones and bubble wrap to cut the cost of expensive lab equipment.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Fenk3.jpg?VersionId=HFBZg5F9yUKaFAgMcgRG3FIMvaULW4d3&h=bde28bee&itok=FiEAAzJf)
If you ask Christopher Fenk, science is something that should be accessible to everyone.
![Jazan signing ceremony](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/JazanSign01_1500x600.png?VersionId=Xatolli_Otmit8uI2qlrkjChz7z7AOa_&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ewYhwqfu)
On April 20, Vice President of in Saudi Arabia, Professor Sultan Hasan Al-Hazmi met with members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« facu
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is honored to welcome Academy Award-winning actress and author Octavia Spencer as the keynote speaker for the first university-wide Commencement ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/04.18.17%20Photo%20of%20Octavia%20Spencer.jpg?VersionId=kW8p6L5MWpaE1jTuYwdCsf.V8jJZeHLB&h=62308c9f&itok=nsMlw-4E)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is honored to welcome Academy Award-winning actress and author Octavia Spencer as the keynote speaker for the first university-wide Commencement ceremony on May 13.
![PBS to highlight Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark professor's research on how butterflies could help serve as a model to deliver medicine to humans. PBS to highlight Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark professor's research on how butterflies could help serve as a model to deliver medicine to humans.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/18494255410_dafde2673f_k.jpg?VersionId=FVdmUA47z9RwyZljZL2TdesLm4nzT28M&h=a1e1a043&itok=JLRJSR3q)
PBS to highlight Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark professor's research on how butterflies could be used as a model for delivering disease-fighting drugs to the human body.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University receives grants to to prevent sexual harassment and assault, relationship violence and stalking. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University receives grants to to prevent sexual harassment and assault, relationship violence and stalking.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/kent-state-sign--ka.jpg?VersionId=wAhBJFA5WopYnvOqeq.8l4fC_..wwguX&h=bde28bee&itok=hgn5WByF)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« receives $450,000 in grants to help prevent sexual harassment and assault, relationship violence and stalking.
![The design team of Ann Marie Elaban (left) and Kassidy Brillhart (right) are announced as winners of this year’s Rock the Runway fashion show. The design team of Ann Marie Elaban (left) and Kassidy Brillhart (right) are announced as winners of this year’s Rock the Runway fashion show.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/file/PROFILE-Rock%20the%20Runway_MAIN.jpg?VersionId=Hd0ZtiXfmRyItGPM3o4a4wfmeCptnwab&h=e6f36a9c&itok=DRgw010M)
Kent Student Center Programming, part of the Center for Student Involvement, hosted the 13th annual Rock the Runway.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Ohio Employee Ownership Center Office is located in McGilvery Hall. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Ohio Employee Ownership Center Office is located in McGilvery Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/mcgilvery-3-ka.jpg?VersionId=5iSemNJHi0unMHPPewyXEvYvk85E3obC&h=bde28bee&itok=t-XMR0He)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s (OEOC) will host the 31st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the Hilton West in Fairlawn, Ohio.
![Associate Professor Jan Leach and her class pose for a picture after Leach was notified she is a 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient. Associate Professor Jan Leach and her class pose for a picture after Leach was notified she is a 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILE-DTA-Jan.jpg?VersionId=xX3ivPsoHBs.V04TbU26k6K3Luwp7reA&h=e6f36a9c&itok=6hvTspHS)
Known for her passion for students and involvement, Associate Professor Jan Leach is a 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient.
![The One Stop for Student Services will serve as a single point-of-contact for student customer services previously provided at the Bursar, Registrar and Student Financial Aid offices. The One Stop for Student Services will serve as a single point-of-contact for student customer services previously provided at the Bursar, Registrar and Student Financial Aid offices.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECFEAT-One_Stop_main-%20sign.jpg?VersionId=V1QX12tRBdONPEZ9bAzEuNyhpoXO3.sj&h=e6f36a9c&itok=jw5Jg6Tr)
The new One Stop for Student Services will serve as a single point-of-contact for student customer services previously provided at the Bursar, Registrar and Student Financial Aid offices.