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Michele Curran Cornell

History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. 

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‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’

A Mantua woman who worked at 91²Ö¿â in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at 91²Ö¿â and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

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Writing Our Lives

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality

The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

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Educators from Brazil took part in the Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop.

Agents of Change: 91²Ö¿â’s Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators

A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at 91²Ö¿â’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.

Tags: Global Reach , Community & Society , Global Impact , Nationally Distinctive

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

91²Ö¿â Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: Arts & Culture , School of Music , School of Theatre and Dance , Community Impact , Community & Society

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

91²Ö¿â's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

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A dress designed by a 91²Ö¿â School of Fashion student debuted along with a collection of Salvador Dali paintings.

Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside 91²Ö¿â Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by 91²Ö¿â School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel meets with the Flying Flashes Air Race Classic teams from 91²Ö¿â.

Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours 91²Ö¿â’s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured 91²Ö¿â’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.

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Geauga Campus Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and 91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits 91²Ö¿â Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited 91²Ö¿â at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. 91²Ö¿â Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

91²Ö¿â’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

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