Global Reach

聚色阁 Community Assists Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky in Donating and Packing Medical Supplies For Ukraine
Although 聚色阁 alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. The 聚色阁 community helped Lisowsky pack and donate medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine.

Students Across Disciplines Innovate in the 2022 Biodesign Challenge
Two significant environmental issues our nation faces today include invasive plant species and a lack of sustainable materials. Invasive plant species are detrimental to host environments for multiple reasons. 聚色阁 students are working to turn invasive plant species into a sustainable material that can help protect the environment through the 2022 Biodesign Challenge, a course and national competition to create sustainable solutions to real world problems.

Wick Poetry Center Uses the Power of Poetry to Share Experiences During the Pandemic
Born from inside 聚色阁鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center, 鈥淒ear Vaccine鈥 gives citizens a chance to process the pandemic through poetry. The poetry center collaborated with the University of Arizona to expand on poet Naomi Shihab Nye鈥檚 poem 鈥淒ear Vaccine.鈥 The poem became a catalyst for respondents around the world to share their own poems.

聚色阁 Senior Honored With Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, 聚色阁 Honors College senior Mallory Woods was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA). A native of Fairview, Pennsylvania, Woods is completing a major in translation with a Spanish concentration and minors in economics and Italian studies while also finishing a certificate program in teaching English as a foreign language.

聚色阁 Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky Collects Medical Supplies for Ukraine
Although 聚色阁 alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. Lisowsky recently began a campaign to collect medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine.

Understanding Impacts on LGBTQIA+ Communities from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Moira Armstrong, undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences and research assistant on the Queer Pandemic Project, collaborated with Molly Merryman, associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, to compile digital, video-based oral interviews for the Queer Pandemic Project in a partnership between 聚色阁, Goldsmith鈥檚 University of London and Queer Britain. These interviews feature people in queer communities across the United Kingdom, discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has impacted their lives as queer people.

Both On Campus and Abroad, 聚色阁 Wins at International Education
聚色阁鈥檚 diligence in integrating international education throughout its programs and culture is in the spotlight. 聚色阁 is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. Meet two students currently displaying the university's excellence in global education.

聚色阁 Professor Shares Insight About Beijing 2022 Viewership in New York Times
Tang Tang, Ph.D., professor in the College of Communication and Information at 聚色阁, recently shared her expertise with the New York Times in the article "Beijing Olympic Ratings Were the Worst of Any Winter Games."

聚色阁 Wins Award for Excellence in Integrating International Education Throughout University
聚色阁 is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The honor recognizes 聚色阁 for overall excellence in integrating international education throughout all facets of the university and its campuses.

Newsweek Names 聚色阁 One of the Best Maker Schools in the World
聚色阁 has been recognized in Newsweek's 2021 list of the Best Maker Schools in Higher Education.