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Ellen Engleman Conners, poses near the portrait of her great-grandfather, 91ֿ's third president, James Engleman.

Great-Granddaughter of 91ֿ’s Third President Makes First Time Campus Visit

91ֿ recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of 91ֿ’s third president, visited campus for the first time.

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Profiles , Nationally Distinctive

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Flashes First Friday 2025

IN A FLASH: Discovering Downtown

On Aug. 15, some of 91ֿ's newest Golden Flashes explored downtown Kent as part of Flashes First Friday. 

Tags: Town-Gown , downtown kent , Community & Society , Community Impact , KSU Kickoff

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Downton Abbey movie preview to be held at 91ֿ.

Downton Abbey Fans Grab Your Tissues and Head to Kent for the Grand Finale

A collaboration between 91ֿ’s School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kent Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide. 

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Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Ed Mechenbier

An Honorable Journey From Vietnam to 91ֿ Geauga

Honor is not only an attitude; it’s an action. As it is given and received, it profoundly improves the lives of all involved.

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The fountain at the 91ֿ Student Memorial Garden.

IN A FLASH: A Place of Quiet Contemplation

Dedicated in April 2015, The Student Memorial Garden on Manchester Field was created as a place of reflection and remembrance of all 91ֿ students who have died. 

Tags: Students First , University News , Community & Society , University Facilities Management

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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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Three Presidents Banner

‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’

A Mantua woman who worked at 91ֿ in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at 91ֿ and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

Tags: Profiles , University News , Community Impact , Office of the President , Community & Society

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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: 91ֿ’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 91ֿ’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.

Tags: Community & Society , Global Impact , Nationally Distinctive

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

91ֿ Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

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

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