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A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University student makes blankets to bring comfort to children going through difficult times.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Student Blankets Struggling Children with Warmth

A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University student makes blankets to bring comfort to children going through difficult times.

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Photo by Bob Christy '95

One University Commencement

Dix Stadium was the place to be at 10 a.m. on May 13, 2017, as graduates from all campuses gathered for Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s first One University Commencement Ceremony, and their friends and families joined together to celebrate their achievements.  “This approach enables us to honor all graduates f…

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Photo by Bob Christy '95

Live and Learn

This fall marks the beginning of the second year of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s living-learning community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and asexual (LGBTQA) students and their allies in the recently renovated Korb Hall.  While Residence Services has offered gender-inclusive housin…

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Learning to Connect

To help new students get acclimated to academic life, during the summer all incoming students to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ read the same book, write an essay in response to reading prompts and then talk about it in discussion groups when they get to campus.  This year’s Common Reading book, selected by the C…

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Photo by Melissa Olson

Humanizing the Heroin Crisis

As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand what’s going on, who is affected—and what we can do about it.

By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Magazine

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The 2017 Summer Advantage Program participants and staff stand outside Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s University College.

Underrepresented Students Sit in the Driver’s Seat of Their Own Success

To increase retention rates – and ultimately graduation rates – Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ created its first-ever Summer Advantage Program through University College’s Academic Diversity Outreach department.

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Underrepresented Students Sit in the Driver’s Seat of Their Own Success

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students move clothing into Olsen Hall during freshman move-in day.

Movers and Groovers Assists New Students Moving Into Residence Halls

At the beginning of each school year, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University faculty, staff and students volunteer to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls. The annual service program, called Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall Council, the student government of the resi…

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University volunteers help move freshman into their new residence halls during the annual service program, called Movers and Groovers.

Movers and Groovers Assists New Students Moving Into Residence Halls

At the beginning of each school year, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University faculty, staff and students volunteer to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls. The annual service program, called Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall Council, the student government of the resi…

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Pictured are Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Trumbull's Program Coordinator Michelle Adkins, Dean Lance Grahn, coach Bill Hess and sophomore Briana Ellwood.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Trumbull Hits the Ground Running With Cross Country Program

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Trumbull officially announced the reinstatement of its campus athletic programs.

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Trumbull Hits the Ground Running With Cross Country Program

Michelle Arendas and Josh Avsec meet on GMA.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Tinder Couple Meets for the First Time on GMA

Michelle Arendas and Josh Avsec have bantered on Tinder for three years, but never met until Tuesday morning on ABC’s Good Morning America. The two Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students sat side-by-side with a wall separating them as GMA hosts Michael Strahan and Lara Spencer asked questions about how m…

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