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Â鶹ÊÓƵ is just six weeks away from move in. To count down the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Clean and Sanitize.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., and Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., recently entered the annals of university history. On May 1, 2020, Hylton became the first Black person in the university’s history to hold the title of vice president for student affairs. And on July 1, 2020, Drummer-Ferrell was appointed dean of students, making her the first Black woman to be named to the position. 

We are here to help. That was one of the main messages international students at Â鶹ÊÓƵ heard during a held July 9 to help answer questions and share the university’s response to a recent announcement by the federal government regarding Fall 2020 international student enrollment requirements. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ is just seven weeks away from move in. To count down the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Wash Your Hands Frequently.

Not every day will be the best day and things might not always go exactly as planned, but it really is about the journey and the people standing next to you through it all, Maria Cegledy said.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., and Vice President for Enrollment Management Mary Parker, Ed.D., recently shared updates about academics and enrollment, respectively, while engaging with the university community.

Curbside Pickup is Â鶹ÊÓƵ Libraries’ new contactless service that allows users to check out materials from its collection while libraries on the Kent and Regional campuses remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Eric Mansfield examines what it means to be an ally in the fight against racism. Mansfield is executive director of university media relations in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's University Communications and Marketing department and an adjunct public relations instructor with the College of Communication and Information.

Jhariah Wadkins, a senior communications studies major in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's College of Communication and Information, encourages young people to keep this fight against racism going and to not let up.

I wonder, how do I decide how to act in recognition of that disturbing dynamic? Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., director of research strategic initiatives in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, shares his inner thoughts as an ally.