Community Impact
IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth
91ֿ observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”