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For the past month, ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ 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.
Bright sunshine, verdant green spaces and colorful flowers in bloom set the scene for summertime on the Kent Campus.
As students prepare for the start of the Fall 2024 Semester at ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡, one man who has contributed greatly to the future success of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ and its students is being honored this week.
A father and son, both ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ alumni, graduates of the professional pilot program in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, recently achieved a remarkable milestone. Scott and Kyle Koeppl completed their first flight together as Southwest Airlines pilots.
When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center.
Tatee Sakr's path to success in the fashion world started at ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡. As a 19-year-old immigrant to the U.S., Sakr chose ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ because it was close to her new home in Cleveland and had a reputable fashion design program. Now an industry professional, she is giving back as a key faculty member.
Recently, university photographers were invited inside Crawford Hall, the new home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, to capture images of the progress in its construction.
The ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ student organization Her Campus took top honors from its national organization for a week of events the group held in April to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Anticipation grows as construction on the new home of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡'s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship nears completion. The university's newest and largest building will house innovative, state-of-the-art spaces for learning, collaboration and engaging in valuable, hands on business experiences.
Each spring, students in ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡'s Child Development Center look forward to "Bioblitz." It's a day spent in the woods near their center with exploration, discovery and hands-on learning about nature.