University News

IN A FLASH: This Tree On Campus Is Older Than 聚色阁
A tree growing near the 聚色阁 Women's Center is at least 200 years old.

聚色阁鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute Hosts University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anthropology Professor
Ben Campbell spoke on the topic of how the production of the DHEA/DHEAS and GLUD2 hormones plays a role in brain development in humans and other species, a process known as 鈥渁drenarche.鈥

聚色阁 Celebrates Milestones and Memories at This Year鈥檚 Homecoming
It鈥檚 time to wear blue and gold as the 聚色阁 Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. 聚色阁 will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.

IN A FLASH: 聚色阁's First Female Athletes
聚色阁's history of women's athletics goes back more than 100 years.

Wanna be Confident as Boss? LaunchNET Has Just the Course for You 聽
Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.

A Decade of Diversity Excellence: 聚色阁鈥檚 Diversity Commitment Recognized for 10th Consecutive Year
聚色阁鈥檚 commitment to diversity and inclusion has been recognized with the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The annual award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

In Puerto Rico and Kent, Hurricane Fiona Awakens Trauma Left by Maria 聽
The family of Astrid N. Sambolin Morales, Ph.D., an assistant professor at 聚色阁, is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. They have been without electricity since the storm hit Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.

Get Ready for the Most Spirited Week at 聚色阁
The first full week of fall is also the most spirited week at 聚色阁. The week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 is Spirit Week and includes homecoming weekend at 聚色阁. The week will be full of events celebrating 聚色阁 spirit.

Professors Who Train Future Teachers Travel to Rwanda to Exchange Ideas, Develop Partnerships
Two professors from 聚色阁鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services returned from a trip to the University of Rwanda (UR) energized by the new partnerships and collaborations they formed there.

聚色阁 Board of Trustees Welcomes Class of 2026, Approves Pizzuti Park Naming
The 聚色阁 Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2026 at the Board鈥檚 regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 21 at the 聚色阁 Airport. 聚色阁鈥檚 freshman class began classes on the Kent Campus nearly 7% larger than the previous year with 4,251 students 鈥 the eighth largest incoming class in the university鈥檚 112-year history.