Student Life

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Alumnus Joins Cleveland’s FOX 8 Sports Team
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University alumnus Andre Knott’s experience in journalism ranges from sideline reporting for the Cleveland Browns to telecasts for the Cleveland Indians on SportsTime Ohio to covering Cleveland sports on the radio. Now, he joins WJW FOX 8 as a new contributor to the station’s sports team. He will provide reports, features and live coverage of Cleveland sports on all FOX 8 platforms while he continues his Cleveland Indians broadcast work at SportsTime Ohio.

Flashes Sign Team IMPACT Recruit Mary Alice Tryda
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer is pleased to announce the signing of 10-year-old Mary Alice Tryda through Team IMPACT to the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ field hockey team.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Graduate Wins Canada Life Canadian Player of the Year
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Graduate Taylor Pendrith, ‘14, earned the Canada Life Candian Player of the Year honors on the Mackenzie Tour -- PGA TOUR Canada on Sunday, Sept. 15. This is Pendrith’s second time receiving the honor in the past four years.

Meet the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Class of 2023
More than 20,000 people applied to be part of Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Class of 2023, and 4,270 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Celebrates Homecoming
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ pride.

Future Nurses Get Ahead by Giving Back at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Geauga
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Geauga Campus is a rigorous academic environment that requires serious discipline, study, practice, and testing. It’s also an intimate environment of friends, instructors, and mentors who support each other from one challenge to the next, and inspire one another to reach out for the benefit of others. As a student association, they give back to the community through fundraising, strengthening the nursing program for future students and charitable outreach throughout the region.

Students Design Innovative Ways to Connect Bayfront in Erie, Pennsylvania
A three-day trip is underway for Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students to work with community leaders on finding new and creative ways to connect neighborhoods throughout Erie to its Bayfront, according to YourErie.com

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Associate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign
A North Royalton woman whom who will become a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Volunteers Impact the Lives of Others Beyond CampusÂ
Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent. At 5 p.m. residents gather in the dining hall and volunteers serve the meal which is prepared from food donated by Trader Joe’s.