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Archie Green performing at Juneteenth Jubilee 2023

IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth

91ֿ observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee. 

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Mwatabu Okantah and Friends

Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!

91ֿ's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances. 

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

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Juneteenth Logo 2023

What Juneteenth Means to the 91ֿ Community

A recent survey on 91ֿ Today asked people in the 91ֿ community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth. 

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Flashguides at DKS 2023

IN A FLASH: It's DKS Time!

Each summer, thousands of new students and their parents experience life on campus during Destination 91ֿ (DKS) new student orientation. 

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Sgt, Ann Spahr, K-9 Salem and Mialie Szymanski

IN A FLASH: STEM for K-9 Salem

91ֿ at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the 91ֿ Police Department's K-9 program. 

Tags: STEM, 91ֿ Police Services, 91ֿ at Trumbull, Community & Society, Community Impact, Research and Science

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91ֿ student nurses helped to treat a man who had fallen ill with a seizure.

Nursing Students Get Extra Dose of On-the-Job Training

Three 91ֿ College of Nursing students had an unexpected opportunity to come to the aid of a person who had fallen on a sidewalk while suffering a seizure. 

Tags: Health, Community & Society, Community Impact, Students First

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Kent City Police Headquarters

Kent Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect

Kent Police have arrested a man who robbed a local business May 27 leading to those on the Kent Campus being told to "shelter-in-place" for more than two hours.

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91ֿ's fleet includes this airplane.

Filling Critical Need for More Pilots

Brian Neff, assistant dean of flight and operations at 91ֿ’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, was recently featured on Spectrum News 1 Ohio with a 91ֿ aeronautics student, to shed light on the national pilot shortage and explain what 91ֿ is doing to help fix this shortage.

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CPM 2023 graduate with children

IN A FLASH: Walking the Stage

Commencement ceremonies for 91ֿ's College of Podiatric Medicine's Class of 2023 were held on the university's Kent Campus. 

Tags: Commencement, Spring Commencement, Health, University News, Community Impact, College of Podiatric Medicine

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91ֿ education majors work with immigrant children in Akron, Ohio, to increase their food literacy.

Connecting to the Community Through Food

91ֿ education major Klair Heestand said the time she spent teaching refugee students in Akron in the spring was excellent preparation for when she enters her own classroom one day. 

“It was very helpful, because we’re going to have students of varying abilities, and students for whom English is a second language, no matter where we teach,” Heestand said. “We don’t need anyone left behind because of a language barrier.” 

 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Global Reach, Community Impact

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