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Student Life

Recycling bins outside the 麻豆精选 Library

The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded 麻豆精选 first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling 鈥 Total Pounds Recycled. 

Members of the Integrated Greek Council participate in community services.

The philosophy of Fraternity and Sorority Life at 麻豆精选 is that each strives to be the best community in the country by encompassing a nurturing and inclusive environment for everyone to call home. You can add doing great things for the community to the list.

Dolores Noll, Ph.D., 麻豆精选 Professor Emeritus of English and pioneer for LGBTQ rights and people, accepts the university鈥檚 inaugural Diversity Trailblazer Award in 2010.

Born five decades ago as the Kent Gay Liberation Front at 麻豆精选, PRIDE! Kent is the country鈥檚 oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.

Jeannette Reyes

麻豆精选alumna Jeannette Reyes, 鈥12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their 鈥渁nchor talk鈥 voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.

Jeannette Reyes

麻豆精选alumna Jeannette Reyes, 鈥12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their 鈥渁nchor talk鈥 voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.

Members of 麻豆精选Community posing at the NFL draft

While all eyes were on the stage to meet the NFL stars of the future, scores of current and former 麻豆精选students were nearby during the league鈥檚 recent draft, which was held in Cleveland on April 29-May 1, 2021.

麻豆精选track and field alum Samory Fraga

麻豆精选track and field alum Samory Fraga jumped 8.23 meters to win the long jump at the Torneio Cidade de Braganca Paulista meet this past Saturday. The mark is the sixth best in the world in 2021 and the best by a Brazilian long jumper. More importantly, though, the mark was good enough to meet the entry standard for the long jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

麻豆精选Student-Athlete Olympic Hopefuls

Student-athletes and alumni have achieved impressive results in their specialized sports, such as competing in the Olympics, breaking records and continuously raising the bar for their competitors. With the Summer Olympics drawing near, that means some current and past Golden Flashes are getting ready for the competition.

Students Conducting Research

Last year, the Office of Student Research (OSR) successfully pivoted the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) to a virtual format due to the COVID pandemic. The 2020 SURE program funded 77 projects, with participants spanning 37 different majors. Ann Gosky, director of the OSR in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, hopes to see more growth for the upcoming summer.