University News
Community Partnership Spans County Lines
聚色阁 and Akron-area foundations have partnered to support students in the Greater Akron community in a time of dire need through a collaboration that prioritizes positive regional impact and improving lives through education.
Campus Kitchen Teams Up With Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank to Help Fight Food Insecurity in Portage County
聚色阁鈥檚 inaugural drive-thru food distribution event on Dec. 16 in partnership with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank served more than 200 households. The foodbank said more than 26,000 people in Portage County face food insecurity 鈥 30% of those seeking assistance for the first time due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
聚色阁 Police Department Maintains National Law Enforcement Accreditation
The 聚色阁 Police Department was recently awarded national accreditation for the ninth time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. in the Law Enforcement program. The 聚色阁 Police Department was first accredited in 1991.
聚色阁 Establishes Policies and Procedures for Painting Campus Rock
聚色阁 will implement a new administrative policy regarding painting the Rock, which is located on Hilltop Drive on the Kent Campus. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2021, is one of the institutional responses to racially offensive language that was painted on the Rock in 2020 and aimed at African American students.
Regional Campuses Power Forward With Solar Additions
Six of 聚色阁鈥檚 Regional Campuses were recently for the installation of solar panels on its campuses, offering cleaner, more sustainable energy that is also more cost effective.
Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., Vice President for 聚色阁鈥檚 Division of Student Affairs, Appointed to APLU Council on Student Affairs Executive Committee
Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., 聚色阁's vice president for student affairs, said being appointed to the Executive Committee of the APLU (Association of Public and Land-grant Universities) Council on Student Affairs (CSA) is an honor.
聚色阁 to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates With Virtual Commencement on Dec. 19
The 聚色阁 alumni family will grow by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university holds its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19.
聚色阁 'Drives' 2021 Enrollment at the Movies
While colleges across the country have worked to find ways to recruit the next class during the pandemic, 聚色阁 is being recognized for its unique and innovative techniques to find the class of 2025. In lieu of typical on-campus events, the 聚色阁 admissions team has traveled across Ohio and hosted 鈥溇凵2U鈥 drive-in presentation experiences for prospective students and families.
聚色阁鈥檚 Online MBA Program Ranked No. 26 by The Princeton Review
聚色阁鈥檚 College of Business Administration offers one of the nation鈥檚 most outstanding online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the college in its Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021 ranking.