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With donations made by the �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University community, University Dining Services was able to deliver 500 turkeys to Mobile Meals in Akron for the holiday season.

Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), home to �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ’s urban design graduate program, as well as public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, was recently featured on News 5 Cleveland.

When human development and family studies major Katherine Schroeder heard about the Ohio College2Careers program coming to �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University for her first semester of sophomore year, Schroeder was determined to learn about what the program could offer her. After applying, Schroeder has been given the support she had been looking for in her college experience.

�鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCity®, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ’s Dec. 21 mens basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the university’s ongoing commitment to its core values of kindness, mutual respect and inclusion.

The �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

The �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ Golden Flashes (6-6) are bowling for the fourth time in school history, having accepted a bid to the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State (7-5, Mountain West).

Joan C. Cronan will share a short address with a long-lasting impact as commencement speaker.

Two nationally known neuroscience researchers have joined �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ to continue their quest to uncover the brain’s complex functions—and to collaborate with researchers from a wide range of disciplines at the university and across the region to advance our knowledge of the human brain and translate those discoveries into new treatments and care for brain and nervous system diseases.

�鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University’s Giving Tuesday 2019 raised more than $1.6 million when it ended on Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m., shattering the previous year’s record of $1.03 million. 

“Small successes matter, even when students understand a complex idea, attend tutoring to improve their exam grade or make personal connections to learning,” said Rachael Blasiman, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychology for �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University at Salem. This positive teaching philosophy led her to winning the Distinguished Teaching Award.

�鶹��Ƶ������ȫ students who park on the northern edge of the Kent Campus can now give a collective cheer as additional parking is on the way via an 1,100-space, five-story parking deck. The �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ Board of Trustees approved the deck’s construction at its Dec. 4 meeting.

�鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University’s first major construction project to create a new signature gateway to the Kent Campus will begin in the summer of 2020. At its Dec. 4 meeting, the �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ Board of Trustees approved the construction of the university’s first parking deck.

What could be better to reduce end-of-semester stress than petting a dog? How about petting multiple dogs and digitally dunking with LeBron through esports? This year’s Stress-Free Zone, which is from 3-5 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10, will be hosted on the first floor of University Library and will feature esports, therapy dogs, makerspace activities and more.

With exams quickly approaching, most students are reviewing their notes, rereading key chapters and plotting their study strategy for the tests that await.  But what techniques produce the best results? And why do some students find it easier to study than others? �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ offers a few techniques for students to consider.

Researchers at �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties.

�鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University constitutional law professor, Chris Banks, Ph.D., recaps the impeachment inquiry hearings from Nov. 19 with WKYC lead anchor Russ Mitchell. Banks teaches undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from American Politics to law, justice and society.

Artifacts of May 4, 1970 – a survivor’s jacket, a gas mask and gun shell casing – tell a story that’s not often accessible to the general public. Assistant Professor Abe Avnisan and students in his digital sciences capstone course will bring these artifacts’ stories to life via the exhibit “May 4: Through the Looking Glass.”

A paycheck and covered medical and housing expenses are fantastic military perks; however, veterans agree that one of the biggest benefits from serving is found in the classroom. �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University was recently ranked on the Military Times’ Best for Vets: Colleges 2020 rankings.

Taléa Drummer-Ferrell is �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University’s interim dean of students, a position that serves as the university’s primary student advocate and assists the vice president for student affairs in the leadership of the division. Learn more about Drummer-Ferrell as she answers these 10 questions.

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, �鶹��Ƶ������ȫ University has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.