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Teal Tuesdays Photo

IN A FLASH: Teal Tuesdays in April

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and 91ֿ's Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS) has a schedule of activities to promote awareness and understanding. Wearing teal on Teal Tuesdays is a way to show support. 

Tags: Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Holi 2024

The Festival of Love, Colors and Spring

In late March, groups of Indian students on campus celebrated the popular and significant Hindu festival of Holi. 

Tags: Global Impact , Community & Society , Global Education , Student Organizations , University Culinary Services , Arts & Culture

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Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of 91ֿ's Women's Center.

Advancing the Cause of Equity at 91ֿ

Despite her multitude of duties as a director of 91ֿ’s Women’s Center, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby remains focused on one key mission: Keeping the center open and relevant. “Women’s centers are not always thought of as necessary since women are in the majority now,” she said.

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Leadership Portage County tours the DI Hub

IN A FLASH: Providing Insight into Innovation

Community leaders toured 91ֿ's DI Hub to learn about how the university fosters innovation and collaboration across campus and across disciplines. 

Tags: DI Hub , Design Innovation , Community & Society , Community Impact , Office of University Outreach and Engagement

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Art from Graphic Content exhibition

A Closer Look at ‘Graphic Content’

Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center, provides an up close look at some of the items in the center's "Graphic Content: The Comics of May 4" exhibition.  She also share stories about the art and the artists that created it.  

Tags: May 4 , Alumni , May 4 Visitors Center , Community & Society , taylor hall , Nationally Distinctive , Arts & Culture

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Meghan Schwind Banner

'They can do anything and be anything'

As a spouse, a mother and a member of 91ֿ's LGBTQ+ community, Meghan Schwind shares her thoughts for Women's History Month on challenges women face and her hopes for rising generations of women.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Profiles

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Carla Goar, Ph.D., is a sociology professor and director of 91ֿ's Anti-Racism and Equity Institute

Carla Goar, Ph.D., Puts Sociology Expertise to Work as Director of Anti-Racism and Equity Institute

Carla Goar is director of the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, which was established in the spring of 2021 and is one of many programs that the university has instituted to challenge racial inequality and advance equity for all

Tags: University News , Research and Science , Community & Society

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Dress up for Downs 2024 Fashion Event

IN A FLASH: Dressing up for Downs

Dress Up for Downs, a 91ֿ student organization recently held its 8th annual fashion show fundraiser . The event, themed "Hollywood Heroes," featured a runway show with designs by 91ֿ fashion design students and raised over $3000 for the Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Student Organizations , Community & Society , Community Impact , College of the Arts , Arts & Culture , School of Fashion

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Salary Negotiation Workshop

Fighting the Salary Gap With Confidence

Students filed into the conference room in the Williamson House on Friday, March 15, to learn about how to negotiate pay and combat the gender wage gap.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society

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The May 4 Visitor Center prepares for the opening of "Graphic Content"

IN A FLASH: 'Graphic Content' on Display

   "Graphic Content: Comics of May 4" opens March 20 at the May 4 Visitors Center. This exhibition features graphic art depictions of May 4 , spanning three generations including work by Katherine Wirick, Derf Backderf and 91ֿ alumnus Chuck Ayers.  The artwork will be…

Tags: May 4 Visitors Center , May 4 , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , University News , Arts & Culture

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