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Students Addressing Real Issues Facing Fashion Industry
Two fashion students are being recognized for developing projects that address real issues in fashion. One student seeks to provide a skincare line for the brand origins centered around South America, Asia and Africa, while the other aims to help women feel comfortable and confident throughout the day.

A Lounge Built for Exploring
Exploratory students explore. University College’s Exploratory Lounge is designed to provide students with information about different majors at the university and to teach them about on-campus resources available to them. Or, students can drop in and just hang out.

Bringing 91²Ö¿â to Prospective Students
91²Ö¿â’s creative recruitment initiatives bring the campus to life for many prospective students. One of the new, most transformative experiences has application rates on the rise.
IN A FLASH: It's a Double Gold Out Friday!

Celebrating Women’s History Month at 91²Ö¿â
This March, 91²Ö¿â is celebrating the 2023 Women’s History Month. The theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.â€

Alack! Making Shakespearean Literature Understandable For All
Some people delight in reading Shakespeare. But some people may find it difficult, confusing or incomprehensible. Senior theatre studies major Xavier Heipp has been working to create an open resource book to make Shakespeare’s writing more relatable.

I HEART Travel Week Expo Flies Students Out of Their Comfort Zone
The Valentine’s Day-themed expo made it easy for students to discover, explore and fall in love with the many study abroad options available through 91²Ö¿â.

How Hospitality Management Is Weathering the Great Resignation
In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the “.†For students in 91²Ö¿â's Hospitality and Event Management program, there’s a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management.

‘Merchandising Is Both a Science and an Art’
Olivia Meyer, junior Honors College fashion merchandising student, is designing her own success at 91²Ö¿â and abroad. “I think what I'm most excited for is the unknown,†she muses.

Fifty Years of Bridging 91²Ö¿â to our Nation's Capital
The Washington Program in National Issues is more than your average internship program. For 50 years, a cohort of roughly 20 91²Ö¿â juniors and seniors heads to Washington, D.C., to participate in a variety of internships.