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![The 2019 Larry Pollock ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ of Wellness Summit will bring together experts and stakeholders to explore mental health issues on college campuses. The 2019 Larry Pollock ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ of Wellness Summit will bring together experts and stakeholders to explore mental health issues on college campuses.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Larry-Pollock-Summit-Logo.jpg?VersionId=kCg0ATI7yKHIWTixkq6GXRP34UKeWM0h&h=e6f36a9c&itok=7iHFns27)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ to Host Summit on Mental Health Issues on College Campuses
The 2019 Larry Pollock ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ of Wellness Summit will bring together experts and stakeholders to explore mental health issues on college campuses.
![All of the students in the fall 2018 class of the Respiratory Therapy program at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Ashtabula have jobs waiting for them when they graduate. All of the students in the fall 2018 class of the Respiratory Therapy program at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Ashtabula have jobs waiting for them when they graduate.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/ashtabula_resp_therapy_students_fall2018.jpg?VersionId=rIDRbrE0.fqdQ3..07Guax34HttenWd4&h=e6f36a9c&itok=kZqZLmW1)
Respiratory Therapy Students Breathe Fresh Air Into the Workforce
All of the students in the fall 2018 class of the Respiratory Therapy program at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Ashtabula have jobs waiting for them when they graduate.
![The Digital Media Production major, housed in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has experienced significant growth in degrees awarded. The Digital Media Production major, housed in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has experienced significant growth in degrees awarded.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20LEAD%20-%20sized%20DMP.jpg?VersionId=kYi7QGN56c6FYuRI8xaICRdaB5QKNQvR&h=e6f36a9c&itok=mtfg5TRN)
Digital Media Production Program Sees Significant Jump in Degrees Awarded
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ awarded the largest number of undergraduate degrees in its history in May 2018. One of the majors with the greatest growth from the previous year was Digital Media Production, which saw an increase of 43 graduates.
![The 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign is a monthlong event, providing an expanded timeframe for giving, additional giving options and more occasions to have gifts matched. The 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign is a monthlong event, providing an expanded timeframe for giving, additional giving options and more occasions to have gifts matched.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIAL%20FEATURE%20-%20Giving%20Tuesday%20eInside%20Photo.jpg?VersionId=E1pMp_0k_igh3Vu9tpLl6LSPihSB10S7&h=e6f36a9c&itok=irLv0Wnq)
Increase Your Impact During Our Monthlong Giving Tuesday Celebration
Like last year, Giving Tuesday 2018 is a monthlong event through November, providing an expanded timeframe for giving, additional giving options and more occasions to have gifts matched.
![Coming from a difficult home life, Diamond Lauderdale had many challenges ahead of her in obtaining a college education. But through ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's EXCEL program, she has found academic success – and a new home. Coming from a difficult home life, Diamond Lauderdale had many challenges ahead of her in obtaining a college education. But through ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's EXCEL program, she has found academic success – and a new home.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPEC%20FEAT%20Photo%20of%20Diamond%20Lauderdale.jpg?VersionId=k1PgjnDJ5OT7wBiFh3b02Uwne2tlsNWb&h=e6f36a9c&itok=pYn21SGG)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Student Finds Purpose, Passion and Empowerment
For Diamond Lauderdale, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is not only her chosen college, it is her home.![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 11 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ staff members with the President’s Award of Distinction. Here, Ken Ditlevson, director of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's LGBTQ Student Center, is surprised with his award. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 11 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ staff members with the President’s Award of Distinction. Here, Ken Ditlevson, director of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's LGBTQ Student Center, is surprised with his award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20FEATURE%20-%20Presidents%20Awards.jpg%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=MwLgmzAcqXTfsh8VqGF3dciTSALaChyF&h=e6f36a9c&itok=fu-qSftp)
2018 President’s Award of Distinction Recipients Announced
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 11 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ staff members with the President’s Award of Distinction. President Warren made surprise visits to each recipient’s office with a hearty congratulations and a check for $1,500.
![As May 4 Commemoration Project Manager, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Alumnus Rodney Flauhaus is taking on the task of planning the 50th anniversary commemoration of May 4, 1970. As May 4 Commemoration Project Manager, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Alumnus Rodney Flauhaus is taking on the task of planning the 50th anniversary commemoration of May 4, 1970.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILE%20-%20Rod%20Flauhaus%20May%204th.jpg?VersionId=o3nG5U_aei0ehZBXTh0MQ.dj2rexzMbT&h=e6f36a9c&itok=OjPR0swh)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Alumnus Leads Planning for 50th Anniversary Commemoration of May 4, 1970
Rodney Flauhaus is ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s new May 4 Commemoration Project Manager.
![Senior integrated language arts major Maxwell Rees (right) was inspired by his brother, who is on the autism spectrum, in the role of a 15-year-old boy with the same diagnosis in a Weathervane Playhouse production. (Photo credit: Aimee Lambes Photography) Senior integrated language arts major Maxwell Rees (right) was inspired by his brother, who is on the autism spectrum, in the role of a 15-year-old boy with the same diagnosis in a Weathervane Playhouse production. (Photo credit: Aimee Lambes Photography)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20LEAD%20-%20Weathervane.jpg?VersionId=y4w_XXauPBMbORmIhJqi3KesqqEVpDTK&h=e6f36a9c&itok=qX6LKGcz)
Inspired by Brother, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Student Leads in Weathervane Playhouse Production
For Maxwell Rees, portraying a teen on the autism spectrum in the Weathervane Playhouse production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" was more than just being in the spotlight; it was about shining a spotlight on autism and its effects on individuals, their families and the community.