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Visiting poets for the Wick 40th anniversary celebration. From left to right: Padraig Ó Tuama, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jane Hirshfield and Adrian Matejka

The celebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.

Incoming students cheer at 2024 freshman convocation.

Rally towels, strobe lights and the Marching Golden Flashes added to the celebration on Aug. 16, when ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø welcomed its Class of 2028 with a rocking pep rally at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Fulbright Scholars assemble prosthetic hands as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

For the past month, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.  

Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
A statue of Ambassador Edward F. Crawford on the Kent Campus

As students prepare for the start of the Fall 2024 Semester at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, one man who has contributed greatly to the future success of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and its students is being honored this week.

First-year students moved into ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø residence halls on Aug. 13

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's president, faculty and staff helped the new Golden Flashes move into their residence halls.

still need help with your FAFSA?

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s financial aid administrators want students and their families who were caught in the snags of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid process to know that financial aid and help completing the application are still available. The FAFSA cycle for the 2024-25 school year is not over.

The exterior of the former Paris American Academy in France.

It has been nearly 14 months since a gas explosion destroyed the historic building that was home to the Paris American Academy, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Paris home for 16 years. Now, the academy has found a new home and soon, exciting advancements will be happening with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s education-abroad programs in Paris.

Pete Buttigieg with Todd Diacon

When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center. 

A new ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø)

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

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University Facilities Management crews working on the Risman Fountain

Throughout the year, all around campus, dedicated people work hard to keep everything at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in working order and looking great.