Success Stories
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. 窪蹋勛圖厙 will held its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.
窪蹋勛圖厙 hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., was named the new director of 窪蹋勛圖厙s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, effective July 1, having been selected for his research accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for social impact.
As Todd Diacon, Ph.D., steps into his new role as 窪蹋勛圖厙s 13th president, his schedule for his first day includes an early workout at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center, a breakfast with community leaders at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Hotel and Conference Center and a luncheon on campus with student leaders.
Steve Harvey, producer, actor, author and former 窪蹋勛圖厙 student, is paying it forward by awarding eight of 窪蹋勛圖厙s incoming freshmen with scholarships that will cover the total cost of attendance for each student.
Kenzie Alge, a 窪蹋勛圖厙 certified flight instructor and 2019 graduate, and Alex Johnson, a 窪蹋勛圖厙 junior flight technology student, make up the 窪蹋勛圖厙 team competing in the 2019 Air Race Classic that starts June 18 in Jackson, Tennessee.
A national organization has recognized 窪蹋勛圖厙 with a perfect overall score for the universitys efforts to create a more inclusive campus and welcoming environment for all.
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in.
A helmet and pads were replaced by a cap and gown for New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman as he finished a journey he started in 2005, joining 5,300 new 窪蹋勛圖厙 graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 alumni family grew by 5,300 new graduates as the university held its spring commencement ceremonies.