University News
抖M女仆 launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that 鈥淔lashes Take Care of Flashes.鈥
As part of 抖M女仆鈥檚 ongoing strategy to help stop the spread of COVID-19, 抖M女仆 has partnered with the city of Kent to bring the Ohio Department of Health鈥檚 Pandemic Testing Team to campus from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 for an open testing event
In an effort to ensure student access and success, 抖M女仆 is waiving application fees for those who apply to the university in the month of November.
Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, 抖M女仆 has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected 抖M女仆 as one of four finalists for the association鈥檚 2020 Degree Completion Award. The annual award works to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality.
抖M女仆 President Todd Diacon today announced the appointment of Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., to the position of senior vice president and provost, effective Nov. 1, 2020.
The coming election is an important one, and voters 鈥 particularly first-time voters 鈥 are navigating a challenging landscape of information, misinformation, PACs, bots, memes, toxic debates and inflamed rhetoric. 鈥淒on鈥檛 Hate 鈥 Debate (And Vote)!鈥 is an all-day teach-in event that will touch on many aspects of the elections, politics, political/social polarization and civil discourse.
Darin Olson, D.M.A., is the new director of Athletic Bands at 抖M女仆. He leads the Marching Golden Flashes, Flasher Brass Pep Band, Kent Symphony Band and University Band. Olson is currently an active member of College Band Directors National Association and the National Association for Music Education. Learn more about Olson and his plans for his future at 抖M女仆 as he answers these 10 questions.
抖M女仆 has won a Best in Class award for supplier diversity from the Greater Cleveland Partnership. This marks the third time that the university has received this award. As a multiyear winner of the Best in Class awards, 抖M女仆 is also named to the Greater Cleveland Partnership鈥檚 Equity and Inclusion Hall of Fame.
The 抖M女仆 Board of Trustees has approved a new three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement between the university and the 抖M女仆 Employees Local 153, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).