University News

May Is聽Asian聽American聽and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: A Time for Celebration and Education
In 1977, the U.S. government established a time to recognize Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The commemoration started as a week but in the 1990s evolved into a monthlong celebration.

聚色阁 Board of Trustees Approves Updated Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan, Sets Fall Tuition
The 聚色阁 Board of Trustees approved the updated 聚色阁 Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan as part of a state and institutional commitment to increase dramatically the number of college degrees awarded in Ohio. The plan was approved during the Board鈥檚 regular quarterly meeting held May 22.

Rep. Emilia Sykes Mentions 聚色阁 Airport in her Support of FAA Reauthorization Act
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the 聚色阁 Airport.

聚色阁 Confers Honorary Degree Upon Alumnus Willard Jenkins
聚色阁 conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his 鈥渆xtraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing 聚色阁.鈥
IN A FLASH: Scenes From Commencement 2024
Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at 聚色阁 as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates.

ADVISORY: 聚色阁 Board of Trustees Meeting, May 22
The 聚色阁 Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at 聚色阁鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative at 1309 Euclid Ave., Suite 200, in Cleveland to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.
IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates
Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebraci贸n De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of 聚色阁's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

Pandemic Graduates 2024: Starting College in 2020 Took Grit and Resiliency
聚色阁 students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.

聚色阁 Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Spring Commencement Ceremonies
In total, 5,182 degrees will be conferred this spring, consisting of 1,011 associate degrees, 3,092 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 903 master鈥檚 degrees, 164 doctoral degrees and 12 educational specialist degrees.

Flashes Go Further to Complete Degrees with 聚色阁 Scholarships
The Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program has awarded nearly $50 million to more than 11,000 聚色阁 students since 2021.