Student Life
91²Ö¿â Students Gain Valuable Experience Via the NFL Draft
While all eyes were on the stage to meet the NFL stars of the future, scores of current and former 91²Ö¿â students were nearby during the league’s recent draft, which was held in Cleveland on April 29-May 1, 2021.
91²Ö¿â Alumnus Samory Fraga Qualifies for Tokyo Summer Olympic Games
91²Ö¿â track and field alum Samory Fraga jumped 8.23 meters to win the long jump at the Torneio Cidade de Braganca Paulista meet this past Saturday. The mark is the sixth best in the world in 2021 and the best by a Brazilian long jumper. More importantly, though, the mark was good enough to meet the entry standard for the long jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
91²Ö¿â Student-Athletes Are Going for Gold
Student-athletes and alumni have achieved impressive results in their specialized sports, such as competing in the Olympics, breaking records and continuously raising the bar for their competitors. With the Summer Olympics drawing near, that means some current and past Golden Flashes are getting ready for the competition.
91²Ö¿â’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Pivots Due to Pandemic
Last year, the Office of Student Research (OSR) successfully pivoted the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) to a virtual format due to the COVID pandemic. The 2020 SURE program funded 77 projects, with participants spanning 37 different majors. Ann Gosky, director of the OSR in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, hopes to see more growth for the upcoming summer.
New Student Group Gives Young Female Filmmakers a Platform, Voice
Award-winning independent filmmaker and assistant professor, Dana White created the student group the Female Filmmaker's Initiative (FFI) to prepare female filmmakers for careers as directors, writers and cinematographers in an industry that’s dominated by men.
91²Ö¿â Named One of Nation’s Best for Fashion Merchandising
91²Ö¿â’s School of Fashion has once again been ranked as one of the nation’s best programs in fashion merchandising according to the educational online learning platform, Study.com.
2021 USG Elections In The Books
After months of campaigning, students casting their votes and new members officially being sworn in at the Leadership Awards on April 19 by Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar Hylton, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections are officially in the books despite the challenges of the pandemic.
Despite Pandemic, Leadership Institute a Smashing Success
The Student Leadership Institute's philosophy is to aspire to create critical learners, innovators and adaptive problem solvers whose leadership exemplifies distinction. Not even the coronavirus pandemic could get in the way of that this year. This year's event featured a theme of “Flashes Take Care of Flashes: Building Community." Despite the virtual circumstances, it was still a success, with more than 450 students attending sessions via Zoom.
LaunchNET 91²Ö¿â Extends Entrepreneurial Reach With Renewed Funding From Burton D. Morgan Foundation
Thanks to the renewal of its key funding grant, LaunchNET 91²Ö¿â will continue to inspire the entrepreneur mindset and support innovative thinkers across the 91²Ö¿â community.
Finance Student Cashes in on 91²Ö¿â Experience
As president of his fraternity and chief risk officer of the Golden Flash Asset Management Group (GFAM), senior finance major Cameran Cunningham has made the most out of his experience at 91²Ö¿â and is already set to begin his career in finance.