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Senior Early Childhood Education major Amy Messmore is the recipient of the ºÚÁÏÍø Leadership Center’s Student Leader of the Month.
Messmore is currently an active member of United Christian Ministries, an LGBTQ+ Center Christian Ally student organization,…
The Student Leadership Institute's philosophy is to aspire to create critical learners, innovators and adaptive problem solvers whose leadership exemplifies distinction. Not even the coronavirus pandemic could get in the way of that this year. This year's event featured a…
The CARES Center (CARES standing for crisis, advocacy, resources, education, and support) was created to provide more services to students, and with it, the arrival of an inaugural position.
It results from outcomes stemming from the Kent Cares sub-committee of the Great Place…
ºÚÁÏÍø has joined the Culture of Respect Collective, a two-year initiative offered through the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), to help end sexual violence on campus.
Senior Construction Management major David Green is the recipient of the ºÚÁÏÍø Leadership Center’s Student Leader of the Month.
Green currently serves as president for the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Before this role, he served as Vice President of recruitment…
The Akron Community Foundation has awarded the QUEST Mentorship Program, an initiative within the LGBTQ+ Center that provides 1:1 mentor/mentee relationships for students to focus on career guidance and general support, a $2,000 micro-grant for the coming year.
QUEST Mentorship…
With the celebration of Women’s History Month in March, it seemed fitting that the ºÚÁÏÍø Women’s Center would officially kick off its 25th anniversary, continuing throughout 2021.
A new six-part short film docuseries is being released aimed at raising awareness of the Male Empowerment Network (MEN) at ºÚÁÏÍø, along with commemorating 10 years. An initiative through the Student Multicultural Center, the Male Empowerment Network supports men of color on…
University Dining Services Chef Joshua DeDeaux Showcases His Louisiana Heritage for ºÚÁÏÍø Community
When University Dining Services Chef Joshua DeDeaux was a little boy growing up in New Orleans, he would bring a brown wooden step stool into his mother’s kitchen to help her cook some of the family’s favorite meals. As DeDeaux’s love of cuisine grew, his grandfather, who…
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice, one student involved with the Women’s Center seized the opportunity to bring others together. The Sisters in Sisterhood initiative is a student-led group whose mission statement is to use their unique backgrounds to…