University News

91ֿ Alumni Association Names 2022 Alumni Award Recipients
Sponsored by the 91ֿ Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s highest alumni honors. Recipients are selected based on their exceptional professional and civic contributions and for their outstanding support of the university. The 2022 Alumni Award recipients include six alumni and one student.

VIPs, Community and Cake
Community leaders and visiting VIPs came together to celebrate the Twinsburg Academic Center's 10th anniversary.

IN A FLASH: This Tree On Campus Is Older Than 91ֿ
A tree growing near the 91ֿ Women's Center is at least 200 years old.

91ֿ’s Brain Health Research Institute Hosts University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anthropology Professor
Ben Campbell spoke on the topic of how the production of the DHEA/DHEAS and GLUD2 hormones plays a role in brain development in humans and other species, a process known as “adrenarche.”

91ֿ Celebrates Milestones and Memories at This Year’s Homecoming
It’s time to wear blue and gold as the 91ֿ Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. 91ֿ will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.

IN A FLASH: 91ֿ's First Female Athletes
91ֿ's history of women's athletics goes back more than 100 years.

Wanna be Confident as Boss? LaunchNET Has Just the Course for You
Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.

A Decade of Diversity Excellence: 91ֿ’s Diversity Commitment Recognized for 10th Consecutive Year
91ֿ’s commitment to diversity and inclusion has been recognized with the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The annual award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

In Puerto Rico and Kent, Hurricane Fiona Awakens Trauma Left by Maria
The family of Astrid N. Sambolin Morales, Ph.D., an assistant professor at 91ֿ, is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. They have been without electricity since the storm hit Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.

Get Ready for the Most Spirited Week at 91ֿ
The first full week of fall is also the most spirited week at 91ֿ. The week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 is Spirit Week and includes homecoming weekend at 91ֿ. The week will be full of events celebrating 91ֿ spirit.