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Valerie Salyers from SNA

91ֿ Trumbull “Nurses to the Rescue!”

91ֿ Trumbull’s Student Nurses Association (SNA) set up collection bins around campus and asked students, staff and faculty to donate new or gently used toys and books for the Rescue Mission.

Tags: Community & Society , 91ֿ at Trumbull , College of Nursing

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Students work in the TV2 production area in Franklin Hall during a live broadcast of the news.

91ֿ Professor Champions Journalism in The Daily Beast

Gretchen Dworznik shares her opinion on how the current age of politics is strengthening the study and practice of journalism.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Communication & Information , School of Media and Journalism

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91ֿ leaders meet with students at Akron's Firestone High School for their first day in the College and Career Academies Program.

“We want to be your partner in helping you reach your passion. Helping you become who you want to be.” - Melody Tankersley

They arrived one by one to applause, cheers and a marching band.   Not the typical welcome to a student’s first day of high school, but these freshmen were not just showing up for classes. They were entering their first day in their school’s new College and Career Academies program. …

Tags: Community & Society , Office of the Provost

Kent Campus

The Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of fall classes.

Summit Street Improvement Project Nearing Completion

Faculty, staff, students and visitors to 91ֿ will no longer have to deal with orange barrels, detours, and traffic delays on Summit Street. After more than two years of construction, the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time f…

Tags: Community & Society , Video

Kent Campus

Kayakers to Paddle From Kent to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute

Kayakers to Paddle From Kent to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute

Two days and 50 miles. That is how long it will take kayakers to paddle the Cuyahoga River from 91ֿ to 91ֿ’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative for the 5th annual Crooked River Commute. The event is intended to promote the river as a shared asset for education, recreation,…

Tags: Community & Society , Featured Story , Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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American flag on a flag pole against blue sky

91ֿ to Honor Veterans at World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

91ֿ is honoring our nation’s service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5.   For the fourth …

Tags: Community & Society , Division of Student Life , Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Events

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Firestone Community Learning Center student learns to operate a video camera during a class in Franklin Hall in the 91ֿ College of Communication and Information.

New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students

A group of sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron  spent a week at 91ֿ exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. 91ֿ the Program The program is part of 91ֿ’s new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi…

Tags: Community & Society , Office of the Provost , Success Story

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Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact

91ֿ Joins Higher Education Leaders in Signing Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact

Nine public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio have teamed up to create a consortium agreement to improve efficiency and effectiveness, strengthen educational offerings, provide collaborative pathways to degrees and support the region’s workforce.The agreement — known as the Northeast Ohio …

Tags: Community & Society , Office of the President

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Students gathered around a table

91ֿ Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready

With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, 91ֿ has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF’s I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par…

Tags: Community & Society , Office of the Provost , Success Story

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Courtesy May 4 Visitors Center and Glyphix

Sandy's Scrapbook

When Sandy Scheuer was killed on her way to class on May 4, 1970, she was a junior speech therapy major and honors student, a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and active in the local Jewish community. She was also a beloved daughter, sister, friend. One of the four students killed and nine stu…

Tags: Community & Society , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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