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The "Flash Fiction" panel at Akron ComicCon

Taking Their Stories From Concept to ComicCon

Last summer, 12 91ֿ students in the university's Visual Communication Design program worked with Route Eight Studios to learn about the real-world challenges artists face in creating comic books. "Flash Fiction" is the result - an anthology of stories written and illustrated by students creators. 

Tags: Arts and Culture , Students First , School of Visual Communication Design , Community Impact , Design at 91ֿ

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HEM Design Challenge 2025

‘We Create Magic for a Living – and We Get Paid for It’

In a fast-paced, reality TV-style competition, students in the Club Management class in 91ֿ’s Hospitality and Event Management Program worked in teams alongside industry professionals to create styled table settings themed around specific holidays. 

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Interior Design Class of 2005 Reunion

IN A FLASH: Sharing Two Decades of Memories

Members of 91ֿ's Interior Design Class of 2005 reunited in October to share stories about what they've been doing during the past 20 years.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Design at 91ֿ , Alumni , College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Behind The Brain Plaza

'The Brain' Turns 25

An iconic campus landmark that's also a serene oasis of relaxation has been welcoming students on the Kent Campus of 91ֿ for a quarter century. 

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Designs by School of Fashion senior Ababa Lorde

School of Fashion Senior Wins $50,000 Scholarship From Council of Fashion Designers of America

Ababa Lorde, a senior in 91ֿ’s School of Fashion, won a $50,000 scholarship from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a New York-based nonprofit that is committed to supporting the American fashion designers of the future.

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‘I’m Not Going to Stop Until There’s a “Ph.D.” Next to My Name’

Delonte Goodman is a graduate student in 91ֿ's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. He will complete his master's program in mechatronics in December, before moving on to his doctoral program in the spring semester. He is active in multiple student and professional organizations at 91ֿ that enhance and complement his studies and also allow him to assist and mentor undergraduate students. 

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Junior Chelse Knight is 91ֿ's first User Experience Design major.

Designing for the User: New Degree Is at the Heart of Growing Tech Field

A bachelor’s degree in user experience design is the newest offering in 91ֿ’s College of Communication and Information, aimed at training graduates for one of the fastest-growing career fields.

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Faculty from 91ֿ's School of Fashion, Daniel Fladung with students at an E-Textiles workshop.

Form and Function Merge in Creating Wearable Technology

Creating e-textiles is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in 91ֿ’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with 91ֿ’s School of Fashion.

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Faculty from 91ֿ's School of Fashion, Daniel Fladung with students at an E-Textiles workshop.

Form and Function Merge in Creating Wearable Technology

Creating e-textiles – electronic textiles that can be used to integrate wearable technology into clothing that is comfortable and practical – is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in 91ֿ’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with 91ֿ’s School of Fashion.

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Space Lab

91ֿ's Spacecraft Design Lab is Where Students Build Flight-Ready Satellites

91ֿ's Spacecraft Design Lab is the location where a group of 35 91ֿ undergraduates and nine graduate students in the AstroFlashes space exploration club are designing, building, and testing satellites and spacecraft components, and competing in space engineering challenges.

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