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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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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, Women in 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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A driver adjust the radio dial in his car.

Dump AM Radio in New Cars? Professor Says Don't Touch That Dial

91ֿ School of Media and Journalism Associate Professor Mitch McKenney explains why there is a critical need to maintain access to AM radio in cars.

Tags: Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, school of media and journalism, College of Communication and Information

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91ֿ Alum Eli Kalil is spending two years as a Presidential Management Fellow at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center.

From Voter Registration Volunteer to Presidential Management Fellow

Two-time 91ֿ alumnus Eli Kalil, who is finishing up his first year as a Presidential Management Fellow at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, said his degrees prepared him well for the field of healthcare administration

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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.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, 91ֿ Works, College of Aeronautics & Engineering

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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.” 

 

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Student at Karamu

The 'Greatness in the Room'

The university's traditional Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados ceremonies celebrated Spring 2023 graduates. 

Tags: Diverse 91ֿ, Student Multicultural Center, Community & Society, University News, Students First, Community Impact, Commencement, Spring Commencement, Class of 2023, Division of Student Life

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Dr. Lashonda Taylor at Karamu

IN A FLASH: Celebrating Our Graduates

The Student Multicultural Center celebrated its Spring 2023 graduates on Wednesday. 

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