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Earth Fest 2024

Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

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Karamu 2024

Presented by Â鶹ÊÓƵ's E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is a pre-commencement ceremony celebrating diversity and the accomplishments of graduating seniors. 

Tyler Stimpert, left, and Jehlani White, right, graduated with their master's degrees from the College of Public Health.

Two Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduates who recently earned their Master of Public Health degrees spent the past two years as researchers on the first-of-its-kind Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment. 

Collage of local housing

Did you know that if you live off campus, you’re a commuter student? That’s right, whether you live an hour away from your campus or live across the street, you’re a commuter. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is vested in ensuring students have reliable housing resources and avoid unsafe living conditions off-campus. Numerous university and student organizations across campus make commuting and housing a top priority.  

Sarah Spinner Liska (Middle) and students at the first Fabric Pantry event

A new partnership between the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Museum and the Fabric Pantry, a student-led organization dedicated to providing free fabric to Â鶹ÊÓƵ students, offers students the resources they need while promoting environmentally responsible fashion practices.

LGBTQ Center Parade

The LGBTQ+ Center’s LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund has been helping members from the LGBTQ+ community with different financial crises encountered throughout their academic journeys since 2010. The main purpose of the fund is to ensure that students are able to overcome challenges they face and continue pursuing their education.

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Fire skies over the University Library at sunrise

Fiery, fall colors filled the cloudy skies above Â鶹ÊÓƵ on an early morning in November. 

Cleveland high school students in a robotics lab,

A group of high school students from Cleveland visited campus as part of a grant-funded program designed to showcase STEM education opportunities in robotics and computer science. 

Quintin Cooks

Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate Quintin Cooks has been named the grand prize winner of the GO TEACH Dr Pepper Giveaway. 

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American Legion Ruck March 2024

The Ruck for Pets and Vets saw participants march with full backpacks from Downtown Kent and through the university campus to finish at Dix Stadium. Items in the backpacks, and proceeds from the event, will assist in matching veterans and first responders with companion animals.