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   1st Lt. Ashley White, who graduated from 91�ֿ� in 2009 with a bachelor of science degree in athletic training, was recently featured in CBS News' Memorial Day coverage for her trailblazing service and ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan. Tragically, White was killed at age 24 by an improvised explosive device during her deployment. White, who grew up in Northeast Ohio, joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps during her second semester at 91�ֿ�. According the CBS News report, she went on to be recruited as one of the first few dozen women soldiers d...

A team of Columbiana County Rising Scholars students recently participated in the finals of the NASA HUNCH culinary competition at the Johnson Space Center in Houston to determine if their culinary creation would be a future meal for International Space Station astronauts. This team was one of the top ten teams in the country invited to participate.The High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program includes high school student teams across the country who participate in project-based learning programs to develop skills and explore future career opportunities. The Culinary Art...

On the evening of May 16, 91�ֿ� celebrated and honored the career of Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the retiring director of 91�ֿ�’s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), with a special event held at the 91�ֿ� Hotel and Conference Center. With a theme of “Getting to Now – Now More Than Ever,” over 150 of Kessler’s friends, colleagues and community members showed their support in helping to kick off the program's 50th anniversary year."Chaya has shown a deep commitment and invested a tremendous amount of herself into the program since she started teaching at Kent,” ...