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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ international relations junior Beatrice Cahill-Camden poses with Hillary Clinton during her internship at Clinton campaign national headquarters in New York City. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ international relations junior Beatrice Cahill-Camden poses with Hillary Clinton during her internship at Clinton campaign national headquarters in New York City.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/PROFILES-Campaign1.jpg?VersionId=Me93oV_Bn3h01fFoElxc3zQ5fNREGBvP&h=ec98a0f6&itok=3ngwik6U)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Student Gains Political Experience Working on Presidential Campaign
For ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ international relations junior Beatrice Cahill-Camden, moving to New York meant more than just experiencing the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple —it meant gaining political experience at the national level.
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Associate Professor Donald Gerbig is shown with his Distinguished Teaching Award. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Associate Professor Donald Gerbig is shown with his Distinguished Teaching Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/ReFea1.jpg?VersionId=Q5GPxksNYVl7e9lpTvN0IQRT68DKkwDY&h=ec98a0f6&itok=OPsNwvr-)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Tuscarawas Professor’s Dedication Inspires Excellence in Biology
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Associate Professor Donald Gerbig has been nominated by students for the Distinguished Teaching Award four separate times in his 14 years teaching at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Tuscarawas. This year, Gerbig is finally a recipient of the award.
![The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Airport employees gather around donations from their fifth annual Props-4-Paws collection event this fall The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Airport employees gather around donations from their fifth annual Props-4-Paws collection event this fall](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/SpeFea1.jpg?VersionId=LhL0H4V9YP.gIEWl48xH9TA3aZOplnuu&h=ec98a0f6&itok=odmrEKCV)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Airport Collects More Than 5,000 Pounds of Donations for Local Animal Shelters
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Airport hosted its fifth annual Props-4-Paws collection event this fall and doubled its goal, collecting 5,434 pounds of supplies, including toys and 6,213 cans of food for animals for Portage and Summit county animal shelters and rescue organizations.
![A ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ graduate shows off her new degree. A ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ graduate shows off her new degree.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/photolead1Commencement1.jpg?VersionId=Q3iFDDEoeNd1x_CI8G14e8ZPTaTOU2_f&h=ec98a0f6&itok=940oRgmr)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 16 and 17
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will confer 2,544 degrees, including 1,773 bachelor’s degrees, 715 master’s degrees, 55 doctoral degrees and one educational specialist degree.
![Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILESMedal1.jpg?VersionId=Gs2R5M5EQgWAaPGp7AL.DmMlKIl83rCM&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Bt-Cs5hi)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.
![The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ team shows off some of the winter clothing items donated to Lakota children living in the Pine Ridge Dormitory. The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ team shows off some of the winter clothing items donated to Lakota children living in the Pine Ridge Dormitory.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONALNursing1_0.jpg?VersionId=jVEJZnR_K8T7dPDqpXT1Kl_t7RdS2upE&h=ec98a0f6&itok=tyhsYDjx)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Salem Nursing Students Return to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Several students and faculty members from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Salem began their fall semester with a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota.
![Thinking big is what ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is asking of its faculty, staff and students for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university. Thinking big is what ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is asking of its faculty, staff and students for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATUREThinkBig.jpg?VersionId=A8P_aCTOGf.IjDeGbWFXm5zgmlYRqbvA&h=ec98a0f6&itok=TCT8olux)
Think Big for the Future of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Board of Trustees and the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Foundation unanimously approved the administration’s proposal for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university.
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ police officers took part in No-Shave November to raise awareness about cancer. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ police officers took part in No-Shave November to raise awareness about cancer.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD1MovemberPolice1.jpg?VersionId=_ivt16kl5jsKcVHM4zCGep5i97Xklrj1&h=ec98a0f6&itok=QFZVbrml)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Police Services Raises Awareness for Cancer Through No-Shave November
Officers from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Police Services looked a little scruffy in November as they participated in No-Shave November to raise awareness for cancer.
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has been named a Military Friendly® School for an eighth consecutive year. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has been named a Military Friendly® School for an eighth consecutive year.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Photolead2.jpg?VersionId=5GwL91r.Q3EPdSYEtHIIjBKxyYWQYvbQ&h=ec98a0f6&itok=3oJEZfr3)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Selected as a Military Friendly School for Eighth Consecutive Year
For an eighth consecutive year, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.
Team Saudi Arabia Wins Top Honors at 2016 International Cook-Off
An audience of 870 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students, faculty, staff and families packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom to enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in this year's International Cook-Off Competition.