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Copley High School senior Grant Hyne used his Eagle Service Project to add a Hammock Hangout to campus.

Eagle Scout Project Provides ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Students a Place to Hang Out

Copley High School senior Grant Hyne developed Hammock Hangout on the Kent Campus as part of an Eagle Scout service project.

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The Top Names in the Golden Flashes Class of 2025

Find out which first names were repeated most frequently at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s spring commencement ceremonies in 2025 and which names topped the list against national trends. 

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John Comi graduated from ¾ÛÉ«¸ó in May 2025 with a degree in emerging media and technology.

Honors College Offered Recent Graduate Financial Assistance and a Sense of Community

Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations. 

Tags: Student Life, Profiles, Honors College, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, Alumni

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There's No Place Like Home for a Nursing Career

 Once her degree is complete, junior Honors College nursing student Rylie Lapikas likely won't need to wait long to start her career. Ninety-nine percent of ¾ÛÉ«¸ó nursing students are employed within six months of graduation.

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‘No Matter Where Life Takes Us, We Will Always Have These Friendships’

Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Child Development Center, have graduated together in ¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship. 

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The 2025 Brain Health Research Institute Summer Undergraduate Fellows

Brain Health Research Institute Welcomes 2025 Summer Undergraduate Fellows

Eleven ¾ÛÉ«¸ó students are taking part in the university’s Brain Health Research Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program for Summer 2025.

Tags: Research & Science, Student Life, Students First, Nationally Distinctive

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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. 

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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.

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

¾ÛÉ«¸ó’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

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‘If You Succeeded in Every Situation, You’d Learn Nothing’

A resilient mindset and an innovative plan for the future helped Jude Carver recover from a competition setback as he looks ahead to Fall Semester 2025. 

Tags: College of Aeronautics & Engineering, Student Life, Students First, Research & Science

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