Community & Society
Love of Aviation Inspires 91²Ö¿â Students and Alumni to Volunteer for Props and Pistons FestivalÂ
The Props and Pistons Festival has been held since 2013 and is planned and funded by Inspire Aviation, a non-profit organization whose goal is promoting aviation and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. To learn more about the event or to volunteer go to https://www.flyohio.org/.
Interior Design Professor Focuses on ‘Empathetic Moments’
Tina Patel leads with empathy in the classroom, the design studio and every space in between.
91²Ö¿â Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success
91²Ö¿â is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.
Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for 91²Ö¿â-Sponsored Peace Conference
On July 10, 91²Ö¿â students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the 91²Ö¿â Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.
Showing Students How to Soar
As the first Black woman to graduate from 91²Ö¿â’s flight program in 1991, Capt. Stephanie Johnson knows what it takes to aim high for a dream and reach it. Now, she wants other young students from diverse backgrounds to be able to envision and achieve their biggest dreams as well.
IN A FLASH: Smokey the Squirrel?
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires created hazy scenes like this on campus last week.
Ohio Educators Heading to 91²Ö¿â Peace Conference in Rwanda
Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape.
91²Ö¿â Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. 91²Ö¿â Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was “positioned to jettison†the policy, so the ruling was not surprising.
IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth
91²Ö¿â observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee.
Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!
91²Ö¿â's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances.
