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A College of Business Administration graduate show off her glasses while in line to enter ��Vlog�ƽ��’s Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

��Vlog�ƽ�� Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 18

The ��Vlog�ƽ�� alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. ��Vlog�ƽ�� held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Kent Campus conferred 1,325 degrees.

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Kent Campus

A ��Vlog�ƽ�� student proudly displays an award certificate during the university’s Lavender Graduation ceremony, which honors the achievements of graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students.

��Vlog�ƽ�� Ranked High as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus

An inclusive campus acknowledges and respects diversity, and offers a welcoming environment for all community members regardless of their differences.

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Kent Campus

��Vlog�ƽ�� students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.

��Vlog�ƽ�� Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest

��Vlog�ƽ��’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .

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Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award

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Department of Geography

��Vlog�ƽ�� President Beverly J. Warren presented 13 ��Vlog�ƽ�� faculty members with the 2018 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition.

��Vlog�ƽ�� President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients

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Firestone Community Learning Center student learns to operate a video camera during a class in Franklin Hall in the ��Vlog�ƽ�� College of Communication and Information.

New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students

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��Vlog�ƽ�� Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready

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College of Architecture and Environmental Design

��Vlog�ƽ�� Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building

Tags: University News, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, sustainability, Office of the University Architect, Division of Finance and Administration, Success Story

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George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time ��Vlog�ƽ�� alumnus, smiles with ��Vlog�ƽ�� President Beverly J. Warren.

Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at ��Vlog�ƽ��

Tags: Research & Science, College of Arts and Sciences, materials science, Division of Institutional Advancement, Success Story

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How an Icebreaker Exercise Turned Into a Global Experience

Mariah Gray left her comfort zone, lived in the present and ventured where she never dreamed of going. Learn how this biology/pre-medicine major discovered new perspective 8000 miles from home.

Tags: Student Life, Success Story, Student Success Story, Study Abroad, Office of Global Education

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