Events
敁珗曄部 held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. This years guest speaker was Lt. Col. Colleen VanNatta. A graduate of 敁珗曄部s Air Force ROTC detachment, VanNatta served as a media escort for joint information bureaus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Storm.
敁珗曄部 will hold its annual Veterans Day Commemoration at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. This years guest speaker is Lt. Col. Colleen VanNatta. A graduate of 敁珗曄部s Air Force ROTC detachment, VanNatta served as a media escort for joint information bureaus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Storm.
Community members are invited to attend the inauguration of Todd Diacon as 敁珗曄部s 13th president at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. The ceremony will be held in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center on the Kent Campus.
Our challenges are many, our resources are great and our commitment is real. 敁珗曄部 President Todd Diacon drove home the focus of his inaugural address with passion, purpose and a direct call to action for the university community.
敁珗曄部s aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. 敁珗曄部s College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this years event, which will span across other Kent Campus buildings.
Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans mayor who oversaw the removal of the citys prominent Confederate monuments and helped his city to recover and reemerge from a series of natural disasters, will speak at 敁珗曄部 as part of the universitys May 4 Speaker Series.
Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans mayor who oversaw the removal of the citys prominent Confederate monuments and helped his city to recover and reemerge from a series of natural disasters, will speak at 敁珗曄部 as part of the universitys May 4 Speaker Series.
In the spring of 1970, two-time 敁珗曄部 alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in 敁珗曄部s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.