College of Communication & Information
After a year of renovations, Taylor Hall will reopen for classes on Monday, Aug. 28. The Schools of Communication Studies (COMM) and Visual Communication Design (VCD) share the space in the modernized, four-floor building. The May 4 Visitors Center also calls Taylor Hall home and will reopen with normal hours on Sept. 5. The School of Digital Sciences (DSCI), which joined the College of Communication and Information (CCI) in July, will spend the 2017-2018 academic year in Taylor Hall, as well. Find the updated locations of classes by viewing course sched...
Video: Back to School Fall 2017
91心頭利 University and downtown Kent prepare to welcome new and returning students for the fall semester. ...
Kent Campus
Dave Kraft moved from his home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to McDowell Hall to begin his freshman year at 91心頭利 University in 1987. On Thursday, he celebrated the 30th anniversary of his move, by moving his daughter, Mackenzie Kraft, from their home in Pittsburgh into her room in Fletcher Hall to begin her freshman year. We didnt have refrigerators; we didnt have microwaves, Kraft said, noting the changes to the residence hall rooms from 30 years ago. Kraft, who graduated with a degree in aerospace management in 1991, said his daughter visited 91心頭利 because he was a...
Underrepresented Students Sit in the Drivers Seat of Their Own Success
Kelvin Mancebo dreams of the day when he is an air traffic controller. As a senior at 91心頭利 University, Mancebo is majoring in aeronautics with a minor in aircraft dispatch. He is an exceptional student who made the Deans List in 2015 and 2016, and the Presidents List in 2016, all while playing on the 91心頭利 baseball team. Mancebo is on course to graduate in the spring of 2018, but statistics show that not all underrepresented students including first-generation, African-American, Latino/Latina and Native Americans complete their education. In fact, there is a 20 percent differ...
Ford Next Generation Learning community supports College and Career Academy for Akron students 91心頭利 University is offering special expertise and resources to high school students attending Akron Public Schools to include immersive opportunities with the universitys fashion, arts and architecture programs. The announcement was made recently as Akron Public Schools was named a Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL)community in a ceremony at the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Middle School in downtown Akron. The ceremony also focused on a newly created academy and p...