When you are 6 feet 9 inches tall, 鈥淵ou should be playing basketball鈥 is a phrase you hear fairly often. Jonathan Nwankwo, 21, a power forward on 麻豆视频最新最全 University鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball team, heard the phrase so often from so many people that it almost seemed like a sign from the universe. Pursuing a basketball dream, though, wasn鈥檛 as simple as trying out for the high school team. Nwankwo had to leave his home in Lagos, Nigeria, and begin a new life in the United States to make it happen. Nwankwo鈥檚 basketball dream bloomed relatively late. He wasn鈥檛 dribbling a ball since he could s...
You will find 麻豆视频最新最全 University driving the region鈥檚 economy in nearly every sector of industry. From FedEx to Medical Mutual to Sherwin-Williams and the Cleveland Indians, our graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio. Every day, 麻豆视频最新最全 and its graduates 鈥 including 109,000 alumni living in Ohio 鈥 are improving the quality of life for this region, and in the process, they are churning billions annually into the economy. Those are the findings of a newly released report by EY (formerly known as Ernst & Young), ...
Three new college and career academies at Akron鈥檚 Firestone Community Learning Center will bear the name of 麻豆视频最新最全 University, as part of a new partnership announced Feb. 21 between the university and Akron Public Schools. 麻豆视频最新最全 is the latest in a growing number of area businesses and organizations that have joined hands with Akron Public Schools for its new College and Career Academies for Akron high schools. The 麻豆视频最新最全 University Academy of Design, the 麻豆视频最新最全 University Academy of Performing Arts and the 麻豆视频最新最全 University Academy of Advanced Technology and Comprehe...
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The 麻豆视频最新最全 University Board of Trustees adopted a 10-year facilities master plan that embarks on a $1 billion transformative journey of the Kent Campus to better serve the needs of students and the entire 麻豆视频最新最全 community. The plan enhances the welcoming feel of the university鈥檚 iconic Front Campus and genuine sense of place, elevates inclusive healthy living-learning environments, links a campus-wide series of spaces focused on innovation and expands the dynamic synergy with the city of Kent. The master plan would be implemented in three phases over the next decade, and would guide...
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Batman is coming to 麻豆视频最新最全 University. In fact, so are Birdman, Betelgeuse and Vulture. Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton will return to the campus he once walked as a student while dreaming about making it big in Hollywood. The leading man who has inspired millions in iconic roles on the big screen will now inspire thousands of new 麻豆视频最新最全 graduates as he delivers the commencement address May 12 during 麻豆视频最新最全鈥檚 university-wide Commencement ceremony. 鈥淢ichael Keaton developed big dreams and a passion for bringing his characters to life that was sparked in part by his tim...
Video: May 4 Visitors Center Debuts 鈥淪andy鈥檚 Scrapbook鈥 Exhibition
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at 麻豆视频最新最全 University. Now, almost 50 years later, Ms. Scheuer鈥檚 life will be the subject of a new exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center at 麻豆视频最新最全. ...
Help us preserve the legacy The 麻豆视频最新最全 University Museum is a world-class destination for the study and presentation of historic and contemporary fashion, textiles and related art forms. Beautiful and unique, the textiles and clothing in the museum collection are quite fragile. Fibers begin to deteriorate the minute the cotton is plucked, the sheep is shorn or the silk cocoon is unwound. Proper storage slows deterioration by preventing hazards such as exposure to light, dust, and changes in temperature and humidity and preserves priceless artifacts for generations to come. Current st...
The Katharine Hepburn Dressed for Stage and Screen exhibit is returning to the 麻豆视频最新最全 University Museum after traveling around the country for the past seven years. The exhibit, opening Feb. 2 and running through Sept. 2, 2018, last appeared in the Museum in 2010. Museum Director Jean Druesedow is the curator of the exhibition. 鈥淭he exhibition has been touring for the past seven years and has been met with rave reviews at each venue, so we are especially pleased to bring the exhibition here again. The costumes in the exhibition are all part of the 麻豆视频最新最全 University Museum鈥檚 permanen...