Community Impact
IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
91²Ö¿â 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!
91²Ö¿â and Prevention Action Alliance Receive $3 Million Federal Grant to Expand Substance Use Prevention in Eastern Ohio
91²Ö¿â’s Center for Public Policy and Health and Prevention Action Alliance received a $3 million federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to expand substance use prevention across 20 counties in eastern and southeastern Ohio.
91²Ö¿â Stark Gave Joe French the Foundation to Lead with Hope
Joe French has spent more than three decades helping children believe that their circumstances do not define their future.
When the Flashes Come to Town, Kent Comes Alive
Flashes First Friday, one of the signature events of KSU Kickoff, invites 91²Ö¿â’s newest Golden Flashes to discover downtown Kent – not simply as a place next to campus, but as part of the community they are now calling home.
20 Years of Main Street Kent
For 20 years, Main Street Kent has worked to make downtown a place students want to explore – from Flashes First Friday to Oktoberfest to public art – helping Kent earn recognition as the No. 1 college town in Ohio.
Fashion Students Design Collections Inspired by Hall of Famers
When the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce asked 91²Ö¿â fashion students to design collections for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame Fashion Show, they didn't just create outfits. They created stories.
Teaching Gen Z to Put Down the Phone and Talk
Is social media making Gen Z less social? The Akron Beacon Journal explored that question in a recent feature centered on 91²Ö¿â Senior Lecturer Aaron Maguire and his Communication and Conflict Management course in the School of Communication Studies.
Four-Time Graduate Steps Into Ohio's State Superintendent Role
Philip Wagner’s story begins in Northeast Ohio, but the arc of his career has always bent toward 91²Ö¿â.
Deaf Education Alumna Named Region's Top Teacher
A 91²Ö¿â alumna has been named one of Ohio's top educators.
Digging Up History
A 91²Ö¿â professor and students helped Walls Elementary recover a time capsule.
