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Community Impact

MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement

91¿´Æ¬Íø's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center. 

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , Community Impact , Community & Society , Black History Month ,

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Decorated door at DeWeese Health Center

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu

On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep 91¿´Æ¬Íø students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season. 

Tags: University Health Services , Community Impact , University News , Community & Society , Student Life , In a Flash

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91¿´Æ¬Íø alumna Michelle Abrahamson Robell

How an Award-Winning Teacher Found Her Calling

After a few stops and starts, alumna Michelle Abrahamson Robell found her purpose in a fulfilling (and award-winning) career as a teacher.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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An image of a healthy Black mother and child.

Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month

91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Health , Research & Science , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Ribbon-cutting for the new track at the 91¿´Æ¬Íø Fieldhouse

IN A FLASH: Back on Track

There was an official ribbon-cutting for the new, high-tech running track that installed at the 91¿´Æ¬Íø University Field House this summer. 

Tags: Department of Recreation and Wellness Services , Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Life , Community Impact , In a Flash

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Work continues on the 91¿´Æ¬Íø Ice Arena

IN A FLASH: Ice Arena Renovations Continue

Work continues on the renovations and improvements to the 91¿´Æ¬Íø University Ice Arena.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Office of the University Architect , Community & Society , Community Impact , In a Flash

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Senior fashion design majors Mackenzie Karsten and Daniella Byrnes review candidates during model tryouts at 91¿´Æ¬Íø's School of Fashion

Strutting Our Stuff: 91¿´Æ¬Íøâ€™s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities

Students, faculty and alumni from 91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Arts & Culture , Global Reach

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From left: George Sarkis, Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro, 91¿´Æ¬Íø Alum and CEO of State and Federal Communications Elizabeth Bartz, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik andSteve Millard

Strongly Rooted: '80 graduate and 91¿´Æ¬Íø donor is serious about local workforce development

Thirty years ago, 91¿´Æ¬Íø University alumna Elizabeth Bartz had a big decision to make.  She had an excellent job in Washington, D.C., but was looking to move back home to Northeast Ohio. A 1980 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Bartz earned her master’s degree in politic…

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Alumni and Giving

Spring Student Employment Fair 2024

IN A FLASH: Exploring Jobs on Campus

91¿´Æ¬Íø University has more than 8,000 on-campus jobs for students. Student Employment Fairs – one in the fall and one in the spring – help connect students with job opportunities and network with on-campus employers. 91¿´Æ¬Íø 75% of 91¿´Æ¬Íø students are employed while they are taking clas…

Tags: Student Life , University News , Community Impact , In a Flash

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