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Veterans Day Commemoration at Â鶹ÊÓƵ

Ceremonies on campus today honor all who have served. 

Voting Day Stickers and Board

More than 100 participants, including local high school students, students of all majors from Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Akron and community members, gathered at the University of Akron on October 11 for the Ohio Debate Commission’s Day Of Public Discourse.

Students Vote On Campus

A handful of students were up early and exercising their right to vote by casting ballots at one of two precincts located at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus.

Door Hangers Made By Â鶹ÊÓƵ Students at 'Sex Week' Event

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Kent Interhall Council (KIC) annual Sex Week took place from Oct. 24, 2022, until Oct. 28, 2022, to provide resources and education about safe sex.

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A student prepares hydroponic tubes for planting at Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Salem Campus.

Students at Â鶹ÊÓƵ at Salem learn innovative ways of growing plants - without soil.

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A scene from "Head Over Heels," playing now through November 13

What happens when a 16th century romance combines with music from '80s pop group The Go-Go's? 

Disabled Workers Equal Wages

Professor of economics questions potential outcomes during survey about minimum wage for disabled workers.

A Â鶹ÊÓƵ Army ROTC cadet salutes the American flag during the university’s 2021 Veterans Day Commemoration.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus.

Pictured from Â鶹ÊÓƵ's College of Nursing, are: Tracey Motter, associate dean of Academics; Kay Gianantonio, 2018-2020 Jonas Scholar; Nicole Lewis, 2020-2022 Jonas Scholar recipient; and Lisa Onesko, professor and director of the DNP Program.

Two-time Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumna and current Doctor of Nursing Practice student Nicole K. Lewis, MSN ‘20,  was selected by Jonas Philanthropies, a leading national philanthropic funder of graduate nursing education, as a 2020-2022 Jonas Scholar Award Recipient.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Students at LaunchNET event

Young entrepreneurs are able to pursue their dreams thanks to LaunchNET microgrants at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.