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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

¾ÛÉ«¸ó celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day, Total Solar Eclipse, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute, Community Impact, Community & Society, Organizational Sustainability, Research & Science

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The fountain at the ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Student Memorial Garden.

IN A FLASH: A Place of Quiet Contemplation

Dedicated in April 2015, The Student Memorial Garden on Manchester Field was created as a place of reflection and remembrance of all ¾ÛÉ«¸ó students who have died. 

Tags: Students First, University News, Community & Society, University Facilities Management

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Michele Curran Cornell

History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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Three Presidents Banner

‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’

A Mantua woman who worked at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

Tags: Profiles, University News, Community Impact, Office of the President, Community & Society

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Writing Our Lives

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality

The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Educators from Brazil took part in the Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop.

Agents of Change: ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators

A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.

Tags: Global Reach, Community & Society, Global Impact, Nationally Distinctive

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

¾ÛÉ«¸ó Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

¾ÛÉ«¸ó's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Arts & Culture

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A dress designed by a ¾ÛÉ«¸ó School of Fashion student debuted along with a collection of Salvador Dali paintings.

Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by ¾ÛÉ«¸ó School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel meets with the Flying Flashes Air Race Classic teams from ¾ÛÉ«¸ó.

Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Works, Nationally Distinctive

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