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Summer Job and Internship Fair 2024

IN A FLASH: Thinking Ahead to Summer

¾ÛÉ«¸ó students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.

Tags: Student Life, Student Employment, Career Exploration and Development, Students First, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Members of ¾ÛÉ«¸ó's Football Team visit the I Promise School in Akron.

Touchdown! ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Football Squad Scores with I Promise School Students

Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters. 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Sports, Community Impact

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of ¾ÛÉ«¸ó's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement

¾ÛÉ«¸ó'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., Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Community Impact, Community & Society, Black History Month, Ravenna

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Decorated door at DeWeese Health Center

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu

On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep ¾ÛÉ«¸ó students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season. 

Tags: Flu Shot, flu vaccine, University Health Services, Students First, Community Impact, University News, Community & Society

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¾ÛÉ«¸ó 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

¾ÛÉ«¸ó’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 ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Fieldhouse

IN A FLASH: Back on Track

There was an official ribbon-cutting for the new, high-tech running track that installed at the ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Field House this summer. 

Tags: Department of Recreation and Wellness Services, ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Athletics, Fitness, Student Life, Community Impact

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Work continues on the ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Ice Arena

IN A FLASH: Ice Arena Renovations Continue

Work continues on the renovations and improvements to the ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Ice Arena.

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

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Senior fashion design majors Mackenzie Karsten and Daniella Byrnes review candidates during model tryouts at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó's School of Fashion

Strutting Our Stuff: ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities

Students, faculty and alumni from ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’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: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Global Reach, Community & Society, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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